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Hardly anyone in our time can imagine life without the use of canned foods. Whether it is a can of sweet corn, tomatoes, green peas or mushrooms, cans are actively involved in the preparation of almost any dish. However, the question arises whether they are good for our health or vice versa - they harm us, and to what extent.
Canned food is undoubtedly a practical way to prepare food. They are much more durable than fresh products, are easy to carry and are especially preferred in winter when there are no fresh vegetables and fruits. As early as the time of the Great Geographical Discoveries, James Cook ordered his crew to consume sauerkraut every day, thus preventing sailors from getting scurvy.
Generally speaking, properly prepared canned foods can be helpful. They help to regulate the chemical composition of products by reducing or extracting certain ingredients from them.
For example, we can add or remove proteins, glucose, sucrose, fructose, mineral salts and vitamins, or increase the digestibility of raw materials. By using less salt, reducing the amount of sugar or adding vitamins, we can even prepare diet canned food.
In addition to what has been said so far, it should be pointed out that canning is in almost all cases financially profitable, especially if you do not have to buy the products you will preserve yourself. This applies both to the preparation of fruits and vegetables from your own garden and to the canning of meat.
In the second case, it has even been shown that sterilizing meat in a [pressure cooker] makes it even more tender because its muscle fibers become softer.
The most important thing when preparing or consuming canned food is that they are properly prepared. Adding spicy spices such as cayenne pepper, allspice or black pepper can be harmful to people suffering from kidney or stomach ailments.
It is also mandatory to follow some rules when preserving. Never take cans with swollen caps or expired, as they can be really dangerous. Read the contents of the cans very well in the store, because carcinogenic preservatives, stabilizers and flavors are added to them en masse.
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