Non-junk food of ham sausage and luncheon meat should still be eaten reasonably

Recently, a kind of nostalgic food on the Internet has become a "net celebrity", which is the fried sausages of small vendors who set up stalls outside school when they were young

Many people have been educated by their parents since they were young: Ham sausage and luncheon meat are all starches, and there are many additives.

Ham sausage and luncheon meat are starch?

Meat is the main raw material

According to China's national standards, ham sausage is a meat enema product made from fresh or frozen livestock, poultry, and fish meat, which is cured, stirred, chopped (or emulsified), filled with plastic casings, and subjected to high temperature sterilization.

It is obvious from the standard requirements that ham sausage and luncheon meat are still meat products, and the main raw material is still meat

Many people say that now they also see luncheon meat with chicken

Luncheon meat is an imported term

There will be some starch in ham sausage and luncheon meat, which is related to the processing technology

According to the national standard, the starch of ham sausage does not exceed 10% at most

The ingredient list on the back label of the prepackaged food is arranged according to the proportion of the added amount from high to low

As for some netizens, "the more powdery the ham, the higher the starch content", it is not reliable

Too many additives? Are all preservatives?

The national standard has strict limits on the amount of nitrite

In addition to starch, when it comes to luncheon meat and ham sausage, many people also think that "there are too many preservatives and no nutrition"

In theory, ham sausage can be made with only meat and salt.

Taking into account factors such as taste, cost, etc.

Among them, the most worrying one is preservatives, especially nitrite

Moreover, the benefits of using nitrite are much greater than the possible risks, because nitrite can inhibit the growth of botulinum toxin and prevent the production of botulinum toxin

Therefore, as long as it is a qualified product from a regular manufacturer, there is no need to worry about safety

"There is no junk food, only junk eating"

Compared with "starchy sausages", you should eat less fried foods

From the perspective of nutrition, there is no distinction between “junk” and “health” in food itself.
Nutritional science still emphasizes that “there is no junk food, only junk eating”
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Whether a person eats nutritiously and healthy, the key lies in whether the food mix is ​​reasonable
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Moreover, the argument for junk food is not scientific
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The so-called "World Health Organization (WHO) announced the world's top ten junk food list" circulating on the Internet is not true.
The WHO itself has refuted rumors and has never published a list of the worst food or junk food
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The value of food is to be able to meet the nutritional needs of the human body
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Any kind of food, as long as it can provide certain nutrients to the human body without toxic and harmful ingredients, is a valuable food
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Ham sausage and luncheon meat are rich in protein, fat or carbohydrates.
These are also nutrients that the human body needs!

As a kind of meat product, both luncheon meat and ham can provide us with rich high-quality protein, as well as many vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, which are not without nutrition
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And they are only consumed occasionally with meals or when traveling, and they can be used as a good source of protein
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In addition, ham sausage and luncheon meat are also easy to store and convenient to eat.
They can play a great advantage for people who are affected by disasters such as floods and earthquakes in areas with backward logistics, traveling long distances, and disasters
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Of course, processed meat products such as ham sausage and luncheon meat are unhealthy if you eat too much
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One more thing to remind is that, in order to reproduce the "Roasted Sausage", the main method of production is to deep-fry the ham sausage.
Compared with the "starchy sausage", it is more important to eat less fried food
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In general, although ham sausage and luncheon meat are not junk food and can be part of a reasonable diet, you should not eat uncontrollably with your stomach open
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Usually, we still have to try our best to diversify food according to the "balanced diet pagoda".
Eat some of each kind of food and not eat more of each kind of food to ensure your health needs
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Wen/Ruan Guangfeng (Director of the Science and Technology Department of the Food and Nutrition Information Exchange Center)