2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Frozen semi-finished products are becoming increasingly popular. But don't you think they are as useful as before freezing?
According to the legislation, all components that make up the product must be described sequentially depending on their quantity in the product.
For example, we buy beef and run on the label: Made from beef. But the next two components are water and soy flour. It can be assumed that soy in meatballs is much more than beef - it can increase its size 6 times, swelling from the water.
The stabilizer sodium phosphate is used to make the meatball look juicy and to prevent water from leaking out, and glutamate gives the product the taste of meat.
In the end, the exact answer to the question of how much meat is in these meatballs cannot be given. And consumers still need to know what they are buying - beef or soy.
This must be stated in percentages. At least in EU countries it is mandatory.
When buying semi-finished products, pay attention to 3 of their components:
- phosphates - may be referred to as diphosphates, pyrophosphates, triphosphates, polyphosphates or food additives E450, E451, E452.
- Vegetable proteins - they are usually made from soy, and a number of serious studies have shown that soy interferes with the work of sex hormones. This is especially dangerous for the development of the fetus when the genitals are formed, as well as in childhood and adolescence when they develop.
- flavorings and flavorings - glutamic acid (E620) or its salt glutamate (E621).
All these components say that in front of you is a cheap product that has nothing to do with home cooking.
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