To tell you the truth, I used to like soda cookies especially, because soda cookies seem to be more to my taste than those sweet cookies, but now I really can eat them when I'm not in a hurry.
Today, this article will share these things about soda cookies with you.
What nutrition does soda biscuit have?
There are many kinds of soda biscuits sold in the market, but except for some special tastes, ordinary soda biscuits are inseparable from raw materials such as wheat flour, baking soda powder and butter.
At the same time, compared with ordinary biscuits, soda biscuits will add a certain amount of calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate (commonly known as baking soda), and also add a certain amount of vegetable oil, shortening and even margarine, which will reduce the content of protein.
Judging from the raw materials of soda biscuits, the nutritional value of soda biscuits is not high, and the types of nutrients are relatively single.
To this end, I deliberately intercepted the nutritional composition table of some common brands of soda biscuits on the market, so that everyone can see it more clearly:
To sum up, the nutritional components of soda biscuits have the following characteristics:
1, the heat is not low. Judging from the lowest 1.980 kilojoules per 100 grams in the above picture, it is about 473 kilocalories. Based on the net weight of a bag 1 1,000 grams, it may be really difficult for friends to lose weight after eating it.
2. High fat content. Although soda biscuits are not greasy to eat, the fat content is really not low, generally the fat content is between 20 and 30 grams per 100 grams. We can understand this concept in this way. The fat content of lean pork per100g is 6.2g, while that of chicken is 9.4g.. Isn't it a little surprising that the fat content of soda cookies is even higher than the lean meat we often eat, but it's true.
3. High carbohydrate content. After all, the raw material of soda cookies is mainly wheat flour, so it is not surprising that they have high carbohydrate content. Not counting some soda cookies, there will be some extra sugar. It seems that friends who are worried about blood sugar problems have to take a detour.
4, sodium content is not easy to ignore. Different brands of soda biscuits have different sodium contents, but they are all above 450 mg, and some even reach 1000mg. If the sodium content of 1g salt (about 533 mg) is converted, the salt content per 100 g soda biscuit is about 1g, which is not low. After all, according to China's dietary guidelines, it is recommended.
Based on the nutritional characteristics of soda biscuits mentioned above, some friends think that healthy food may not be as healthy as imagined. Of course, it does not contain any harmful substances, but there is no need to eat it often or in large quantities in order to mistake it for health.
So my personal suggestion is that soda cookies can be used as an occasional emergency to satisfy hunger. After all, it can supplement calories and sugar for the body, but its vitamins, minerals and other nutrients are too few to be eaten as dinner or long-term meal replacement, which is easy to cause malnutrition and is not conducive to health.
If you have to eat soda crackers, try to learn to look at the nutrient composition table on the back of the package and compare those with low calorie and fat content and high protein content. At the same time, some soda cookies will add some dietary fiber and other ingredients, which can also be used as extra points.
However, it is not recommended for some special people to eat soda cookies, such as diabetics, patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia, some patients with kidney disease who need to limit sodium, and people who lose weight. As mentioned above, the calories are not low, the sodium content is high, the sugar content is high (the average glycemic index is 72), and the fat rich in saturated fat, such as margarine and shortening, is added to some soda cookies, which is not conducive to disease and index control.
Do soda cookies really nourish the stomach?
To tell the truth, I have really seen some manufacturers emphasize the functions of relieving stomach acid and nourishing stomach when promoting their own soda biscuits. On this issue, I would like to say some personal views.
Because alkaline sodium bicarbonate is added to soda cookies, it can really neutralize gastric acid and relieve acid reflux and heartburn to a certain extent. I personally tried it, but the effect varies from person to person. For me, it has a little influence, but it is not particularly obvious.
However, we must be clear that although soda biscuits can neutralize gastric acid to a certain extent, it does not mean that they have the effect of nourishing the stomach for two reasons:
First, to achieve the effect of neutralizing stomach acid, you can use not only soda biscuits, but also baked ordinary steamed bread slices.
Second, there is no research or evidence to prove that soda biscuits can nourish the stomach, or treat various stomach diseases and improve stomach function.
Third, many stomach diseases are closely related to diet. Second, reasonable eating habits and balanced and adequate nutrition are the basis for maintaining and improving gastrointestinal health. Just like if your stomach trouble is damaged gastric mucosa, you need nutrients such as protein and various trace elements to help your body repair gastric mucosa. This is not something that simple soda cookies can do.
So I don't agree with the statement that soda biscuits nourish the stomach, but there is nothing wrong with saying that it can neutralize stomach acid and relieve acid reflux.