Instant noodles are a common fast food.

There is a popular saying nowadays, if you hate a person, then bless him to "eat instant noodles without seasoning packets."

In fact, eating instant noodles without seasoning packets is no big deal, but dying suddenly from a stroke while eating instant noodles is the saddest thing.

A Weibo post about "Taiwanese man died suddenly after eating instant noodles for three meals" went viral on the Internet. The Weibo quoted Taiwan media reports saying that a 48-year-old man in Taipei had a lower sodium intake because he ate instant noodles for three meals.

Too high, suffering from high blood pressure, and sudden death from stroke 3 months later.

If you think about it carefully, in recent years, there has been an endless stream of negative news about instant noodles, and the voices of criticism are endless, making people timid about instant noodles.

From a fair and equitable perspective, although instant noodles are not a "nutritional food", they will not become a target of public criticism.

Now, let us start from the essence and see how "terrible" instant noodles are.

What are instant noodles? Simply put, common instant noodles are the deep processing of refined white flour. First, the refined white flour is made into noodles, steamed in a pot, and then fried in palm oil to remove the fat attached to the surface, and seasoning packets are added.

Packed into bags.

In addition, non-fried noodles are wet noodles with seasoning packets.

Are instant noodles nutritious? To put it bluntly, fried instant noodles are just flour with palm oil, and non-fried instant noodles are just flour. They are not considered nutritious foods. (Editor's note of "Family Medicine": Both instant noodles and non-fried instant noodles contain a certain amount of starch.

, fat and trace amounts of protein, and these ingredients are nutrients. It is unfair to say that these foods are "not nutritious foods". Low nutritional value does not mean no nutrition).

Pancakes originally contain minerals from flour and a small amount of B vitamins, but after frying, their content is reduced.

There are usually 3 bags of seasoning bags, 1 bag of dried vegetables, 1 bag of powder containing salt, flavoring agents, spices, etc., and the remaining bag is oil bag.

The nutritional value of dehydrated vegetable packets is too small and they are only used for color matching; the powder contains too much salt and heavy spices; the oil packets contain high saturated fatty acids.

Therefore, it is recommended to put less seasoning packets when eating instant noodles and not drink instant noodle soup.

How many months can instant noodles last without going bad? There are preservatives in them? I want to tell you that instant noodles will not go bad without preservatives.

Instant noodles are fried or hot-dried, which removes the moisture that microorganisms can use, so they won't go rancid unless you let them get wet.

This is just like dried vegetables such as prunes and bamboo shoots, which can be stored for a long time after being dehydrated.

So there is no need to add preservatives to instant noodles.

But instant noodles contain antioxidants to prevent the oil from having a hazy smell.

Does the lead content in instant noodles affect health? Regarding the issue of lead content, there is no need to be too entangled or worried. As long as it meets the national standards, the health risk is still acceptable. You must know that the toxicity of a certain substance depends on the dose.

Decide.

The lead content in the instant noodle seasoning package is lower than the limit of contaminants in food (GB2762-2012).

In addition, the country’s efforts to control lead pollution are increasing, and monitoring data also show that lead intake is decreasing.

As food safety regulations improve, the ability to control lead contamination will increase.

Is there harmful substance acrylamide in instant noodles? When instant noodles are fried, the temperature is not high and the time is not long, so they contain less harmful substances such as acrylamide.

Research shows that starchy foods tend to produce acrylamide when cooked at high temperatures (>120°C).

For example, French fries and fried dough cakes also produce small amounts of acrylamide.

However, any substance that causes harm to the human body needs to accumulate to a certain amount.

Are instant noodles scary? In fact, instant noodles are not as scary as the legend says.

However, instant noodles certainly cannot replace fresh ingredients, nor can they be used to replace staple foods because their protein content is too low and their fat content is too high.

If you want to make a meal, how to eat instant noodles in a healthy way? Recommended way to eat: when cooking instant noodles at home, add fresh vegetables, an egg, soy products, etc., and use less seasoning packets; when traveling,

You can bring raw vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes, boiled eggs and milk, and you can also eat a balanced diet.

All in all, people's concern for health has also led to food being at the forefront.

Of course, eating instant noodles is not for nutrition, so we should not unilaterally position instant noodles at a "certain height". Whether it is terrible or not remains to be considered from a comprehensive perspective.