The components of instant noodle barrel are paper and polystyrene. Short-time heating may not cause the paper to burn and turn black, but no matter how long the heating time is, polystyrene will have adverse effects on health after heating. If the heating time is long, it will not only affect the health of polystyrene, but also cause the burning of paper, which is more dangerous.
It is healthier and safer to remove the outer packaging and use glass tableware for microwave heating. If you are worried about food scattering when heating, you can use tableware with a cover, but remember to unscrew the vent hole of the special tableware to avoid food being in a sealed container, otherwise there will be safety hazards.
According to scientific research, plastic packaging heated by microwave oven will produce a chemical called environmental hormone, which is harmful to human body. This substance will disturb the normal metabolism of the human body, produce hormones, affect the normal operation of the human body, and thus affect the health status.
Ordinary plastic containers are not suitable for microwave ovens, and the packaging boxes of instant noodles contain plastic components. You must use a special microwave oven to hold food and put it in the microwave oven for heating. First of all, hot food will deform plastic containers. Second, ordinary plastics will release toxic substances, which will pollute food and be harmful.