Are the meatballs in the hot pot all meat?
The truth is not what you imagined!
Those little "catsies" wrapped in meatballs
The recent temperature is really cold.
If you want to talk about what food is most suitable for this season, it is hot pot.
In everyone’s "hot pot list", in addition to all kinds of meat and vegetables, meatballs are also frequent visitors in hot pot. A variety of fresh and tender ball foods are often the focus of hot pot. Many people think that if they are missing Hot pot is a hot pot without soul.
However, peeing beef balls, fish balls, shrimp balls... it is this kind of food that many people love that is also the most "black". There are even rumors that "1 meatball = 5 contraceptive pills", which makes people Want to eat but dare not eat.
What are the meatballs made of?
Are beef balls all beef?
The meat in the meatballs turned out to be only "a dim"
Many people think that beef balls must be beef, but this is not the case.
Beef balls are clearly marked in the ingredient list, which will contain a certain amount of pork, chicken, duck, and some will add fish, meat meal and other ingredients. Beef is not necessarily the most content in beef balls.
So, since it is called a meatball, how much meat does it contain?
Regarding this issue, the industry standard "SB/T 10379-2012 Quick Frozen Prepared Foods" clearly stipulates: meat products containing chicken, pork, fish, and shrimp; the content of pork, chicken, fish, and shrimp should be ≥10% ; And for the meat products containing crabmeat, beef and lamb, the content of crabmeat, beef and lamb should be ≥8%.
The industry standard "Meatballs" (SB/T 10610-2011) stipulates that the content of poultry meat in poultry and livestock meatballs should be the first, and the content of aquatic products in aquatic product meatballs should be the first; this standard also The meat content in the meatballs is graded. The ordinary grade needs to have a meat content of ≥45%, the superior grade requires a meat content of ≥55%, and the special grade requires a meat content of ≥65%.
The industry standard "Frozen Surimi Products" (SC/T 3701-2003) clearly stipulates that the starch content in the product is ≤15% (except for the simulated crabmeat which requires a starch content of ≤10%), which does not specify the amount of surimi added .
High-quality fish balls and shrimp balls generally indicate the content of fish (shrimp meat) in their labels.
Therefore, meat balls, fish balls, and shrimp balls are not all meat, and may contain starch and certain food additives that are allowed to be added.
Note that the food additives mentioned here are not "illegal additives".
As long as the food additives are added and used in accordance with the provisions of the national standard, there is no behavior of adding beyond the scope and the limit, and its safety can be assured.
There are more than ten kinds of additives in a "meatball"
According to investigations, various kinds of hot pot meatballs, such as peeing beef balls, fish balls, crab sticks, and shrimp dumplings, are sold in a conspicuous position. Merchants generally say that these hot pot balls are very popular, and many hot pot restaurants come to order. , The price is generally more than ten yuan a catty, and the cheapest one is even less than ten yuan.
Let’s do some calculations. The beef balls sold by this vendor cost 9 yuan a catty, but the price of fresh beef is more than 30 yuan.
If you really want to make such a ball, the cost will be at least 40 yuan a catty.
Whether it is pork, beef, lamb or all kinds of seafood hot pot balls, their prices are the same.
Moreover, most of these hot pot meatballs sold in the market have no outer packaging, let alone the name of the factory and the production date.
In order to improve the taste of the product, various additives will be added during the production process of the frozen pill to increase the elasticity and taste of the pill.
I saw a Haixin imitation crab stick in the supermarket. There are 25 ingredients on the ingredient list. In addition to surimi, water, frozen protein, and starch, its additives include acetate starch, sodium tripolyphosphate, and six There are many kinds of sodium metaphosphate, capsicum red, etc., and the compound thickener includes carrageenan, gellan gum, sodium carbonate and so on.
The nutritional value of various additives is not high, and the harm of various sodium-containing additives to patients with hypertension, heart disease and kidney disease is self-evident. Therefore, various frozen pills should not be eaten more.
Often eating this kind of meatballs has a high health risk
People who are prone to suffer from anorexia If people like to eat balls for a long time, the chance of suffering from anorexia is very high. Once people are anorexia, it is naturally very detrimental to their own health, and it is easy to cause symptoms of malnutrition. It looks very haggard, and its own organ health will be greatly affected.
Prone to obesity Compared with homemade meatballs, most meatballs on the market are soft, tender and delicate, and the meat is fragrant, which is inseparable from the fat content.
The general meatball ingredients list will be marked, there are beef fat, lard fat, chicken skin, shortening and other substances, and their position is relatively high (high content).
The high fat content makes the balls delicious, and eating too much will undoubtedly increase the risk of obesity, dyslipidemia and other problems.
Prone to hypertension High blood pressure in the third high school has always been the same disease that people have headaches, because the disease is a chronic disease that is not only difficult to cure, but also has a long treatment cycle.
In addition to containing more additives, meatballs on the market also have a higher content of sodium.
The sodium content is generally above 500mg/100g. Often eating such meatballs will increase the risk of "sodium" exceeding the standard. From a health perspective, there are many potential threats to the body (increased blood pressure, increased risk of calcium deficiency, etc.).
It is prone to sub-health because this kind of food itself does not have more nutrients and also contains more additives. After human consumption, not only the body cannot get sufficient nutrients, but too much additive is not good for health.
To prevent the emergence of sub-health, you must eat more natural and nutritious foods.
How to distinguish and choose these "meatballs"?
Let's do an experiment. We sliced the hot pot balls we bought and poured the iodophor solution. After about a minute or two, these balls had changed into another look.
Experts said that the fish balls and shrimp balls have changed significantly after the experiment, turning purple and dark gray, indicating that most of them are made of starch.
In any case, for the health of your family and children, you must choose these balls before you eat them.
So how to choose meatballs?
Choose pre-packaged meatballs
Relatively speaking, the related inspection and quarantine mechanism of meatballs produced by big brands is more complete, and the label information is more trustworthy. Its production date, shelf life, ingredients, nutritional content, and implementation standards are at least counted, and supervision is relatively guaranteed. , It is not recommended to buy scattered hand-made meatballs or "unbranded" foods sold by small merchants.
Pay attention to the content of meat
Read the food label carefully. If you want to buy high-quality, then 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 looking for meat content , As long as it is relatively healthy, please refer to the list of ingredients and nutritional ingredients.
Pay attention to the composition of "meat"
In addition to the content of meat, the "composition of meat" is also crucial.
Take the peeing cowballs that young people like for example. Some peeing cowballs are not necessarily made of beef. The first few ingredients in the ingredient list are mostly chicken, pork and other ingredients. You can choose according to your needs.
Pay attention to calories and sodium content
When buying meatballs, you should pay attention to the energy (calories) and sodium content in the "Nutrition Table". From a health perspective, meatballs with low calories and low sodium content are healthier and can be preferred.
After knowing how to choose meatballs, I would like to remind everyone that the following three kinds of meatballs are best not to buy——
Don’t buy cheap meatballs sold on the street. If you don’t know its production information, the risk is higher;
Do not buy naked meatballs. The industry standard "Meatballs" implemented in 2011 clearly stipulates: in the sales link, meatballs should be equipped with a refrigerator or freezer and should not be sold naked. The products of naked meatballs The risk of deterioration is higher;
"Hand-made meatballs" sold by friends and individuals are best not to buy, because there is no inspection and quarantine mechanism, and the safety risk is higher.
All in all, no matter what kind of meat is made of meatballs, it is okay to taste them occasionally, but you must be careful not to over-eat them; pay attention to the quality of meatballs when buying, choose higher-quality meatballs, and taste healthy.
Comprehensive Popular Science China, Sohu Health Report