Coarse grain biscuits may not be really healthy. What are the healthy biscuits?
Time is tight in the morning, and many people like fast food breakfast-a glass of milk and some biscuits. Although biscuits are listed as one of the top ten unhealthy foods by the World Health Organization, in recent years, the sudden emergence of coarse grain biscuits and fiber biscuits seems to have changed the unhealthy image of biscuits under the banner of no sucrose and rich dietary fiber. However, experts point out that the so-called coarse grain biscuits and fiber biscuits may be unhealthy because of high oil and other reasons. There are many coarse grain biscuits and fiber biscuits on the market now, such as eight-treasure miscellaneous grain cakes, whole wheat cakes, digestive biscuits and the treasure of five grains. The price of these biscuits is higher than that of ordinary biscuits, and there are many choices in taste, such as wild vegetable flavor, fresh onion flavor, sesame flavor, barley flavor and so on. Are coarse grain biscuits and fiber biscuits really healthier than ordinary biscuits? Grains and beans mainly contain insoluble fiber, which is rough. Many people who are used to eating polished rice and white flour don't like this rough feeling. For them, 3% crude fiber food is very "throat-pricking", while the fiber content of some high-fiber biscuits can be as high as 6%, even exceeding 10%. Experts stressed that if high-fiber food can still taste outstanding, coarse but not coarse, it is nothing more than that oil plays a "lubricating" role in it, and the fiber will soften after absorbing oil. So the higher the fiber, the higher the fat content. Moreover, because saturated fat has a better softening effect on fiber, manufacturers usually use hydrogenated vegetable oil or animal oil containing a lot of saturated fat such as butter, lard and butter to process these products to make them crisp. Therefore, the crisper the biscuit, the more fat it means, especially those with high saturated fat. Now many people know that hydrogenated vegetable oil is unhealthy. Some coarse grain cake ingredients use refined vegetable oil instead of hydrogenated vegetable oil. Is refined vegetable oil healthier? Refined vegetable oil is a vague term, which includes hydrogenated vegetable oil and refined palm oil rich in saturated fat (commonly used oil in fried instant noodles and potato chips). Because hydrogenated vegetable oil has a bad reputation and palm oil is not good, many enterprises use refined vegetable oil to be careless. Sucrose-free cookies may not really be sugar-free. Some coarse grain biscuits and fiber biscuits are under the banner of sucrose-free, so as to attract consumers who are afraid of rising blood sugar after eating biscuits. For "sugar-free" biscuits, it is not only sucrose but also refined starch that can make blood sugar rise rapidly. In addition, dextrin, maltodextrin, malt syrup, glucose syrup, fructose syrup and so on. Starch can raise blood sugar more than sucrose. These ingredients can often be seen in biscuits that claim to be "sucrose-free", and consumers should pay attention to identification. It is best to choose biscuits containing vegetables. Experts also pointed out that no matter how improved, biscuits are still made of flour+oil+sugar, which is an unhealthy food. If you like biscuits very much, you should carefully check the ingredients and nutrients on the package when choosing biscuits. Relatively speaking, biscuits with vegetables, which are light, salty and sweet in taste and low in fat, are more healthy. Tip: Eating coarse grain biscuits for breakfast is not as good as eight-treasure porridge. At present, many coarse grain biscuits and fiber biscuits use coarse grains or beans in packaging or publicity to attract consumers. Many components of coarse grain biscuits and fiber biscuits are also marked with the addition of coarse grains or beans such as wheat bran and peanuts. Experts pointed out that the nutritional value of these biscuits has indeed improved, because coarse grains and beans are rich in vitamins and minerals. But if you add a lot of unhealthy oils and fats at the same time, it will do more harm than good. There are indeed thick but not oily biscuits abroad, but not at home, which is probably related to the excessive pursuit of taste by Chinese people.