When you buy a cookie, do you take it and go, or do you pay attention to the ingredients and nutrition labels on the package? Taiwan’s latest issue of Kang Jian magazine’s article pointed out that a closer look at these signs can actually tell whether the cookies you’re buying are healthy.
The method of judgment includes the following:
1. Look at the ratio of fat and sodium. Some biscuits do not taste oily or salty, which does not mean that it has a low salt content. Some crackers have salt on the surface and they feel salty. In fact, the sodium content is not high. The correct way to judge is to look at the ratio of fat to calories and sodium in biscuits. In general, food fats should not exceed 30% of the total calories. The sodium content in each serving (about 30 grams) should not exceed 240 milligrams.
2. Look at the type of oil. Typically, biscuits are labeled with the type of oil used, and it is possible to tell whether they contain saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids that cause cardiovascular disease. Such as butter, butter, lard, palm oil, coconut oil contains certain saturated fatty acids, hydrogenated vegetable oil (also known as shortening) contains trans fatty acids.
3. The composition table is highly knowledgeable. Although the composition of biscuits is varied, according to the standards of the food industry, the more ingredients are added, the better the ranking. If the composition of a packet of biscuits is indicated: wheat flour, white granulated sugar, vegetable oil, peanuts, black beans, almonds... It means that the content of wheat flour is the most, and the amount of black beans and almonds is the least. If the product is advertised as "natural" and contains "vegetables," but no natural foods or vegetables are found in the ingredient list, and even behind the food additives such as salt, it is said to add very little. Xiao Ningxin, Secretary-General of the Taiwan Nutrition Society, pointed out that adding too few natural foods is insignificant and it is of little significance for health. She also tells you a small recipe: If you add healthy cereals to your cookies, calcium levels will appear in your nutrition; if you don't, the cereals will be added too little, and the propaganda of the cookies will be exaggerated.
The method of judgment includes the following:
1. Look at the ratio of fat and sodium. Some biscuits do not taste oily or salty, which does not mean that it has a low salt content. Some crackers have salt on the surface and they feel salty. In fact, the sodium content is not high. The correct way to judge is to look at the ratio of fat to calories and sodium in biscuits. In general, food fats should not exceed 30% of the total calories. The sodium content in each serving (about 30 grams) should not exceed 240 milligrams.
2. Look at the type of oil. Typically, biscuits are labeled with the type of oil used, and it is possible to tell whether they contain saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids that cause cardiovascular disease. Such as butter, butter, lard, palm oil, coconut oil contains certain saturated fatty acids, hydrogenated vegetable oil (also known as shortening) contains trans fatty acids.
3. The composition table is highly knowledgeable. Although the composition of biscuits is varied, according to the standards of the food industry, the more ingredients are added, the better the ranking. If the composition of a packet of biscuits is indicated: wheat flour, white granulated sugar, vegetable oil, peanuts, black beans, almonds... It means that the content of wheat flour is the most, and the amount of black beans and almonds is the least. If the product is advertised as "natural" and contains "vegetables," but no natural foods or vegetables are found in the ingredient list, and even behind the food additives such as salt, it is said to add very little. Xiao Ningxin, Secretary-General of the Taiwan Nutrition Society, pointed out that adding too few natural foods is insignificant and it is of little significance for health. She also tells you a small recipe: If you add healthy cereals to your cookies, calcium levels will appear in your nutrition; if you don't, the cereals will be added too little, and the propaganda of the cookies will be exaggerated.