Pay more attention to the nutrition facts list for packaged foods

Recently, "Hex" has entered the public's field of vision
.
The emergence of this word has made many netizens have a heated discussion
on "whether food containing food additives can be eaten".

The term "Hextech" comes from an online game that refers to a technology that blends magic and technology, and now refers to food made with various food
additives.

"Creamer powder and vegetable fat powder, mixed into milk tea; When cooking lamb soup, a spoonful of 'three-flower evaporated milk', the soup is white and rich; grilled squid is added to 'sesame oil', and the street is full of fragrance; fried chestnuts do not need to be boiled syrup, there are caramel pigments and cyclamate.
.
.
" After citizen Xu Xi saw the message sent by his friend, he casually picked up a bottle of drink on the table and checked the ingredient list: acesulfame potassium, cyclamate, aspartame, temptation red, edible flavor
.
This string of food additive names made Xu Xi hurriedly throw the drink into the trash
.

Netizen Xiao Zeng believes that these foods with clearly labeled ingredients are relatively safe, and people can choose to buy or not buy
after looking at the ingredient list.
The most terrible thing is that those foods that are not labeled with ingredients make people unconsciously eat a lot, thinking that they are drinking broth, but in fact, they are made of
water and flavor.

In fact, if you look closely at the ingredient list, you will find that food additives are everywhere
in life.
Whether it is drinks, cakes, chocolate, or soy sauce, marinated vegetables, steamed buns, there are food additives
in them.
Qin Yan, an internationally registered dietitian, believes that there is no need to exclude food with food additives, as long as it is reasonably added within the scope allowed by the state, it will not cause harm to the human body, and anything that talks about harm regardless of
dosage is incorrect.
For example, people will eat salt every day, the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" recommends that each person's daily salt intake should not exceed 5 grams, but if you eat dozens of grams of salt every day, it may lead to high blood pressure, damage to the kidneys, increase heart load, and bring serious health problems
.
The same is true for food additives, which have strict norms and standards
for use.

According to the Food Safety Law, food additives refer to some synthetic or natural chemicals added to food in order to improve food quality and color, aroma and taste, as well as for the needs of preservatives, preservation and processing technology, and common preservatives, colorants, nutritional enhancers, flavors and fragrances, etc.
belong to the category
of food additives.
At present, there are more than 2,000 kinds
of food additives allowed to be used in China.

The state has strict requirements for food additives, which must be allowed to be used, must be used within the specified range, and the amount of use
is strictly limited.
For example, the scope of use of "Sanhua evaporated milk" is to make coffee, make desserts and milk tea, etc.
, but if it is used to make sheep soup, it is an over-range abuse of food additives
.

In addition, Qin Yan suggested that do not blindly reject foods with added food additives, but stay away from foods
with a lot of food additives, low nutritional value, and no health benefits.
When buying packaged food, pay more attention to the ingredient list and nutrition facts list
.
Drink plenty of water, eat more natural foods such as vegetables and cereals, eat a reasonable diet, and exercise
in moderation.
(Editor Li Chuang)