Technology and hard work? Can you eat hot pot meatballs safely?

As the weather gets colder, many people fall in love with hot pot again. What are your favorite ingredients for hot pot? The wide variety of hot pot meatballs makes people dizzy. However, the reviews of hot pot meatballs on the Internet are mixed: "It's all technology and hard work, can't be eaten", "There is no meat, it's all starch and additives"...... Can hot pot meatballs be eaten safely? How to make a better choice? Let's talk about it today.

The main ingredient in most hot pot meatballs is starch . For the health of your family and children, you should first choose pre-packaged meatballs when choosing meatballs. Meatballs produced by big brands have more complete inspection and quarantine mechanisms, and the label information is more trustworthy. Its production date, shelf life, ingredients, nutritional content, and implementation standards are at least known, and supervision is relatively guaranteed. It is not recommended to buy scattered handmade meatballs or "unique" foods sold by small vendors .

At the same time, you should also read food labels carefully . If you want to buy high-quality products, pay attention to whether the specific amount of meat and fish is marked, and choose products with a higher proportion of meat, fish, and shrimp. If you are not pursuing the meat content, as long as it is relatively healthy, please refer to the ingredient list and nutritional composition table for specific details .

We should also pay attention to the composition of the "meat". Take the beef balls that young people like as an example. The first few ingredients in the ingredient list are mostly chicken, pork and other ingredients. You can choose according to your needs.

Hot pot meatballs contain different kinds of food additives , which actually have their own functions. For example, gums such as carrageenan can improve the gelling effect of protein and make meatballs more chewy; phosphates are used to retain moisture and avoid moisture loss caused by long-term freezing; flavors and flavor enhancers are used to improve the flavor of meatballs.

The nutritional value of various added ingredients is not high, and the harm of various sodium-containing additives to patients with hypertension, heart disease, and kidney disease is self-evident. Therefore, it is better to eat less of various frozen pills .

A warm reminder: frozen meatballs will float up quickly when put into the boiling hot pot, but the temperature in the center may not be high enough. It is best to cook them for another 5 minutes to kill most microorganisms .

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