High-zinc, high-calcium, high-protein ... With the increase of people's spending power and consumption concepts, people's requirements for food consumption are also getting higher and higher, and food safety, health, nutrition and other indicators have also become the focus of consumers' attention. . However, some consumers have found that many foods on the shelves of supermarkets today are advertised as high-nutrition foods. However, looking at their contents and data is becoming more and more confusing.
In a supermarket in Daoli District, the reporter saw that a bag of “high-calcium cereal†has a calcium content of 50 mg per 100 grams on the package, and a box of “high-calcium cheese†has a calcium content of 1140 mg per 100 grams; High-calcium walnut powder, the nominal protein content per hundred grams is greater than or equal to 160 milligrams, and the other common walnut powder contains 200 milligrams of calcium. The foods that belong to the category of "high calcium" have a difference of more than 20 times of the calcium content per 100 grams. The walnut powder known as "high calcium" has a higher calcium content than ordinary walnut powder. Some biscuits labeled "high calcium" have no calcium content in their description. The same is true of "high calcium" products. How high is it? The reporter randomly interviewed several consumers who purchased such products. They also couldn't tell where the “high†nutritional foods for calcium supplementation, zinc supplementation, and iron supplementation were. They thought that since the label was “high,†its nutrition would definitely be better. Ordinary is good, if the price is appropriate, this type of product is still preferred.
However, is the food bag marked with "high" its nutritional value surely high? For example, 100 grams of “high-calcium†foods on the market, the calcium content can range from 20-2000 mg, the difference is 100 times. And high content may not necessarily be lower than the content is good, nowadays "high calcium milk" sold well, everyone knows that milk itself is a high calcium food, excessive calcium easily cause kidney stones. According to industry insiders, food nutrition labeling should actually play a role in transmitting nutrition information to consumers, guide or help consumers make judgments on the nutrient composition and type of food, and ultimately serve as a reference for purchase. However, at present, the concept of “nutrition sign†is confusing and the standards are not the same for many foods. Consumers can only rely on a “high†word printed on a packaging bag to not only bring help to themselves but may even lead to misdirection.
In a supermarket in Daoli District, the reporter saw that a bag of “high-calcium cereal†has a calcium content of 50 mg per 100 grams on the package, and a box of “high-calcium cheese†has a calcium content of 1140 mg per 100 grams; High-calcium walnut powder, the nominal protein content per hundred grams is greater than or equal to 160 milligrams, and the other common walnut powder contains 200 milligrams of calcium. The foods that belong to the category of "high calcium" have a difference of more than 20 times of the calcium content per 100 grams. The walnut powder known as "high calcium" has a higher calcium content than ordinary walnut powder. Some biscuits labeled "high calcium" have no calcium content in their description. The same is true of "high calcium" products. How high is it? The reporter randomly interviewed several consumers who purchased such products. They also couldn't tell where the “high†nutritional foods for calcium supplementation, zinc supplementation, and iron supplementation were. They thought that since the label was “high,†its nutrition would definitely be better. Ordinary is good, if the price is appropriate, this type of product is still preferred.
However, is the food bag marked with "high" its nutritional value surely high? For example, 100 grams of “high-calcium†foods on the market, the calcium content can range from 20-2000 mg, the difference is 100 times. And high content may not necessarily be lower than the content is good, nowadays "high calcium milk" sold well, everyone knows that milk itself is a high calcium food, excessive calcium easily cause kidney stones. According to industry insiders, food nutrition labeling should actually play a role in transmitting nutrition information to consumers, guide or help consumers make judgments on the nutrient composition and type of food, and ultimately serve as a reference for purchase. However, at present, the concept of “nutrition sign†is confusing and the standards are not the same for many foods. Consumers can only rely on a “high†word printed on a packaging bag to not only bring help to themselves but may even lead to misdirection.