Recently, many fat-reducing friends have reported that "the ingredient list is too long to read" and "there are too many additives to understand"
Understand the ingredient list and know why you are gaining weight The additives are clearly shown in the ingredient list
Common additives are mainly colorants, flavor enhancers, preservatives, and sweeteners. They are safe in accordance with the "General Rules for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods", but friends who lose weight should take the initiative to understand
1. Thickener-xanthan gum
Xanthan gum is the world's largest polysaccharide produced and extremely versatile. Xanthan gum is widely used in salad dressings, bread, dairy products, frozen foods, beverages, condiments, brewing, confectionery, pastries, soups and canned foods. But it has the characteristic that it cannot be directly degraded by the human body (emphasis: don't worry about getting fat after eating this polysaccharide)
2. Coloring agent-lemon yellow, carmine
It can be used for the coloring of fruit juice drinks, mixed wines, carbonated drinks, candy, cakes, ice cream, yogurt and other foods. It is worth noting that carmine cannot be used in foods such as dried meat, dried meat products, aquatic products, etc.
Food colorings such as lemon yellow can trigger children’s intellectual development (moms should pay attention)
3. Flavour enhancer-sodium glutamate
The main ingredient of MSG is sodium glutamate, and the rest is sugar. 96% of sodium glutamate can be absorbed by the human body. The World Health Organization recommends that the daily intake not exceed 6g. It is also related to depression, insomnia, nausea, migraine, and other diseases. Symptoms related to fertility
4. Preservative-sodium nitrite
Sodium nitrite is widely used in cured meats and kimchi, luncheon meats, smoked barbecues
However, it is easy to react with amines to produce carcinogens during heating and cooking.
If you look carefully at the ingredient list, you can see that it is often added together with D-Sodium Erythorbate (the effect is similar to VC)