Puffed foods, fried snacks and common sense

I. Classification of Expanded Foods and Fried Small Foods
Expanded food is a kind of food which uses cereals, potatoes or beans as the main raw material, and has obvious volume increase before and after curing by baking, frying, microwave or extrusion. According to the processing technology, it can be divided into four types: baking type, oil type, direct extrusion type and flower type, such as snow rice cake, potato chips, shrimp, shrimp, popcorn, rice crackers and so on. Fried small foods are flour, rice flour, beans, vegetables, fruits, nuts as the main raw materials, according to a certain process recipe, made by deep-fried various small foods. Such as strange taste broad beans, fried peanuts, honey twist and so on. Crisp taste is a common feature of puffed foods and fried snacks.

II. Precautions for the consumption of puffed foods and fried snack foods The puffed foods and fried snack foods are easy and pleasant for people because of their delicious crispy taste. They have a wide range of consumer groups and are especially loved by children and young children. However, due to the characteristics of high-oil, high-calorie, high-salt, high-sugar, high-MSG, etc., puffed foods and fried small foods generally have insufficient nutrients. Fat, carbohydrates, and protein are the main ingredients, and they all belong to low crude fiber foods. From the point of view of scientific diet, due to certain defects in the food structure, these foods should pay attention to the following points:
1. It is not appropriate to eat too much of such foods in the long term. The long-term consumption of such foods in large quantities will cause inhalation of fats and oils and heat. If the intake of crude fiber is insufficient and the exercise is not very large, it can easily lead to accumulation of body fat.
2. Care should be taken in the selection of such foods for persons with high intakes of carbohydrates or hypertensive patients.
3, children and children are in the physical development stage, but also pay attention to a reasonable diet, balanced nutrition. If a large number of such foods are eaten before meals, it may easily lead to feelings of fullness, affect the children's normal meals, hinder the body's absorption of nutrients, destroy nutritional balance, and cause malnutrition.

Third, the purchase of puffed foods and fried small food precautions 1, in the regular shop to buy products. Expanded foods have been incorporated into the scope of food quality and safety production license management. When purchasing, products with the “QS” mark should be selected. The quality and safety of the products of these manufacturers are guaranteed.
2, pay attention to the choice of brand. Products with high brand awareness are mostly produced by powerful companies. The intrinsic quality of its products is guaranteed.
3, pay attention to whether its product identity is standardized. The product name, ingredient list, net content, manufacturer's name and address, production date, shelf life, product standard number, and storage guide should be marked on the product label.
4. Read the logo carefully and carefully check the ingredients list to understand the main components of the product and the use of food additives. Try to buy recently produced products.
5, in order to prevent the food from being crushed and crushing, but also to prevent the oxidative rancidity of the oils and fats of the puffed foods and fried snacks, therefore, the product packaging bag should generally be filled with protective gas. Check the package carefully for leaks when purchasing. If you find that the package leaks, do not purchase it.