Experts pointed out that many consumers don't know much about instant noodles. In fact, there is still a lot to learn!
According to the drying method of instant noodles, ordinary instant noodles can be divided into fried and non-fried.
Fried instant noodles. Noodles are fried with palm oil, golden in color and crisp. After being brewed with hot water, they are rich and attractive. Its disadvantages are large oil absorption and short shelf life, and generally rancidity begins to occur after more than 6 months.
Non-fried instant noodles refer to instant noodles dried by hot air, also called corrugated noodles, which need to be cooked before eating; The other is called wet noodles, which is the product of the continuous development of production technology in recent years. Compared with fried instant noodles, the quality of wet noodles is greatly improved. After cooking and taking out, adjust the pH value of wet noodles to 4.2-4.5 to make them weakly acidic. Add edible oil, seal and package (there is a seasoning bag in the packaging bag), and then steam sterilize. When eating wet noodles, you should first pour out the water from the soaked noodles, remove the sour taste, and then put the seasoning into the noodles and mix well without boiling water. This kind of noodles is convenient to eat, has good toughness, can be eaten both hot and cold, and tastes slightly sour. Because the production process is complicated and the cost is high, the price is slightly higher than that of fried noodles. (Chen Ji food introduction? One minute noodle soup? The instant moisturizing noodle series is this kind of non-fried instant noodles)
Fried instant noodles are fried at high temperature, so the water content is low and bacteria are difficult to reproduce, so there is no need to add preservatives. In order to make the fried dough golden and beautiful, it is usually added to the dough during making? Carotene. ? Carotene is widely found in carrots, oranges and other vegetables and fruits, and can be converted into vitamin A in human body, which is beneficial and harmless to human body.
After years of development, instant noodles are gradually developing in the direction of high quality and high grade, paying attention to both nutrition and deliciousness. There are more and more products on the market, more and more varieties of egg noodles, and the number of seasoning packets has changed from 1 to 2 ~ 4. Added vegetable set meal, meat, dehydrated diced meat, eggs, etc. High-end noodles even have aluminum foil conditioning bags with large pieces of stew, which are more delicious and nutritious. Of course, no one can live on only one kind of food, and eating instant noodles is naturally prone to unbalanced nutrition. Experts remind consumers: reasonable diet and balanced nutrition.
So, how to buy instant noodles? Experts remind consumers that when buying instant noodles, in addition to paying attention to taste and price factors, the following points should also be considered:
1. Look at the manufacturers and pay attention to the first choice of brand-name products and food market access? QS？ Logo products Because of brand-name products? QS？ The manufacturers of marked products are all large-scale production enterprises, and the results of many national supervision and spot checks prove that the products of large-scale enterprises are of good quality. Thereby ensuring the quality, hygiene, taste and nutrition of the regular brand products that have won the honors of China famous trademark and national inspection-free products.
2. According to the production date, try to buy the latest products. Expired products will go bad, such as eating expired products is likely to cause vomiting, diarrhea and so on. Experts suggest that instant noodles should be bought while eating and try to buy the freshest products. The shelf life of instant noodles should not exceed 6 months, otherwise they can't be eaten.
3. Look at the ingredient list, the main ingredients can be seen in it, and it can also be used as a reference for choosing a taste. This will ensure that you can buy with confidence and eat comfortably.
4. It depends on whether the packaging is exquisite and beautiful, and pay attention to whether the packaging is intact. When buying instant noodles, you should buy instant noodles with good packaging, clear trademarks and clear manufacturers. If the package is damaged, it is easy to be polluted, and it will accelerate the oxidation and deterioration of food. Even if the package is intact, it must be carefully identified before eating. Brand-name enterprises mostly use automatic packaging machines to pack, while counterfeiters pack by hand under extremely simple conditions in order to reduce costs, so they must not buy instant noodles with damaged packaging. Besides paying attention to whether the factory date has expired, we can also observe the quality of noodles by watching, smelling and tasting. Good instant noodles are even milky white or light yellow, without burning, and there may be slight differences in depth between the front and back.