17/11/2020
Usually, in addition to fresh meat, many friends like to store some frozen meat. Although these meats are more convenient to eat and store, and the price is more affordable, did you know that they may all be synthetic?
Frozen food is the "severe disaster area" of synthetic meat
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Cheap steak
Steaks on the market can be divided into "raw steaks" and "reconstituted steaks" according to different processing methods.
The original cut steak is a whole piece of beef cut directly from the beef, and the price is relatively high.
Reconstituted steak is a steak made by combining minced meat, and the price is more affordable.
However, food additives such as transglutaminase (TGase), soy protein isolate, edible gum, carrageenan and other food additives may be added during the production of recombinant steak to help shape the meat.
Although as long as the product meets the standard, the additives in it will not cause direct harm to the human body.
However, for people with sensitive intestinal tracts and children, eating foods with added carrageenan will at least increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
Therefore, when buying steaks, you should carefully choose recombinant steaks according to your own needs.
Fortunately, the identification method of recombinant steak is also very simple: Generally speaking, the words glutaminase, soy protein isolate, edible gum, and carrageenan in the ingredient list are synthetic steaks.
2
Cheap frozen meat rolls
Usually, when we eat hot pot at home, we often buy frozen beef rolls and mutton rolls.
These meats are not only convenient to store, some are also very cheap, usually you can buy half a catty for less than 20 yuan.
And this kind of seemingly cost-effective food is often synthetic meat composed of minced meat and binders!
Although the taste is similar to lamb beef, the nutritional value in it is very low, and it is not recommended for everyone.