Healthy "killer"? Health benefits? Uncover the truth behind the various labels of mooncakes.

For a while it's a health killer, for a while it has health benefits... Moon cakes are labeled with a variety of labels, dazzling -this year's Mid-Autumn Festival to eat mooncakes to understand
Among them, there are not only five kernels, mud and other traditional moon cakes, there are many new varieties, such as sugar-free moon cakes, seafood moon cakes and so on.
, people pay more and more attention to health, high oil and sugar moon cakes, more and more frustrating, and even some people called health "killers." Mooncakes, dubbed "sugar-free" and "health care", have become the new darlings of consumers.
, are mooncakes really healthy killers? Are sugar-free mooncakes sugary? Do health mooncakes have a health effect? In addition, there are rumors that the shorter the shelf life of moon cakes, containing less preservatives, is it true? In response to the above-mentioned questions, science and technology daily reporters interviewed relevant experts.mooncakes are healthy "killers"? Truth: Usually reasonable diet, the right amount of food for the holidays
as the Mid-Autumn Festival "standard", moon cakes are not only a traditional food, but also a symbol of family reunion. However, because its filling is high in oil and sugar, some people eat moon cakes, there will be indigestion symptoms, so many people think that "moon cakes are harmful to health."
"Mooncake skin is soft, the filling is sweet because of the addition of a lot of oil and sugar, which is the main reason mooncakes are considered unhealthy." In an interview with Science and Technology Daily, Yu Guangfeng, director of the business department of the Science and Technology Information Exchange Center, said that the traditional mooncakes are mainly made of flour, oil, sugar or syrup, plus fillings, including soy sand, puree, salted egg yolks, ham and so on.
, a registered dietitian, said in an interview with Science and Technology Daily that the data show that excessive intake of refined sugar may be related to overweight, obesity, diabetes, early aging, gypsum and so on. The World Health Organization has proposed standards for the daily intake of refined sugars in adults, recommending that adults' daily refined sugar intake as a proportion of total daily sugar intake should not exceed 10%, if the value is reduced to 5% of the human body will be more beneficial. Moon cakes contain a lot of refined sugar, eating moon cakes will greatly increase the proportion. At the same time, moon cakes also contain a lot of oil, they are mostly high saturation of palm oil, ghee, hydrogenated vegetable oil and so on. Excessive intake of saturated fat can lead to cardiovascular disease.
" mooncakes are high-calorie foods and do need to be eaten in quantities. But we do not need to say it as a health 'killer', leaving the total amount of food to talk about health is unreasonable, only once a year mid-Autumn Festival, as long as we usually reasonable diet, hard work and exercise, eat one or two pieces during the holiday is no problem. Li said.health mooncakes have health benefits? Truth: No special effects, salt or excess
Some mooncake ads say their products contain bird's nests, shark fins, abalone and other precious ingredients, with a health effect. What's more, some businesses have also launched ginseng mooncakes, hemp mooncakes and other high-end moon cakes. So, is this kind of "noble" mooncake really health care effect?
" these moon cakes health function, mostly marketing gimmicks. In fact, their nutritional value is similar to many ordinary foods, and this type of moon cakes have the risk of contamination, salt may also exceed the standard. Yan Guangfeng admitted that abalone, shark fin, bird's nest and other ingredients, does have a certain nutritional value, but many affordable ingredients and their nutritional value is equivalent, the more expensive the better. What's more, with only a small amount of abalone, shark fins or bird's nests added, the tonic effect is limited. At the same time, if such ingredients are mishandled, it is likely to lead to bacterial growth, increasing the risk of consumption.
, in order to reconcile the taste, merchants are likely to add a lot of salt to this type of mooncake. Excessive consumption of such moon cakes, easy to cause salt intake exceeded the standard, high blood pressure patients in particular to eat less. Yu Guangfeng said.sugar-free mooncakes sugar-free? THE FACTS: This "sugar-free" non-sugar-free
has become popular in recent years and is considered a boon by diabetics because of its claim that it is sugar-free and does not cause blood sugar to rise. Is that really the case?
"so-called sugar-free mooncakes, most of which are simply not added sugar and replaced with sweeteners, but it cannot be said that none of them have sugar." Yan Guangfeng said that sugar is commonly known as carbohydrate, in addition to sucrose, starch, flour and other polysaccharose is also a carbohydrate. China's nutrition labeling standards, solid or liquid food names to label "sugar-free", its sugar content per 100 grams of food should not exceed 0.5 grams. Mooncakes are mainly made of flour and starch, and even if sucrose is not added, their sugar content is much higher than the national standard for sugar-free foods.
so, so-called sugar-free mooncakes are actually commercial propaganda, not really sugar-free." Yan Guangfeng prompted that sugar-free moon cakes contain a lot of fat, calories are not low, diabetics are best not to eat.the shelf life, the less preservatives? Truth: The length of shelf life doesn't determine the quality of mooncakes
Rumor has it that mooncakes are stored for eight years intact because of the addition of preservatives. Many people also feel that some moon cakes have a long shelf life, certainly added a lot of preservatives. Therefore, some consumers in the purchase of moon cakes, specifically to buy a short shelf life, think that such moon cakes in the preservative content is small. So what exactly is the truth?
to this, Yu Guangfeng explained that moon cakes are generally transported and stored at room temperature. Soft-mouthed mooncakes, usually with high moisture content, provide a suitable environment for bacterial growth. In order to be able to transport and store moon cakes at room temperature, people should use preservatives, otherwise it is difficult to ensure product quality.
"How many preservatives do mooncakes add is mainly related to their ingredients, water content and composition." Yu Guangfeng said, especially sweet moon cakes, such as bean sand moon cakes, five-ren moon cakes, which contain less moisture, more sugar, microorganisms are not easy to reproduce, more resistant to storage, preservatives put less, their shelf life is relatively long. And egg yolk stuffing, beef stuffing, ham filling moon cakes, which contain more water, less sugar, then need to put a little more preservatives, their shelf life is relatively short. Therefore, the long shelf life of moon cakes does not mean that preservatives add more, the length of shelf life can not determine the quality of moon cakes.
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