Ökotest finds mineral oil in frozen pizza - the Germans' favorite product fails completely

Everyone knows that frozen pizza does not contribute to a healthy diet.

But the fact that Ökotest has now found mineral oil in pizzas is worrying.

Munich - If you want to cook quickly and don't have to be super healthy, many people like to use frozen pizza *.

The selection in the freezer counter is large, from different toppings to branded and cheap products to vegan variants.

But the favorite

of Germans is and remains the

.

Ökotest

subjected

from various manufacturers to a taste and pollutant test.

Only two of them received the top grade, ten pizzas at least the grade “good”.

One salami pizza even failed the test.

Ökotest criticizes above all the

and contamination by

.

Mineral oil in salami pizza: Ökotest compares frozen pizzas

According to Ökotest, there are astonishing differences in the quality of the ingredients and consistency of the prepared pizzas.

The discovery

 in six salami pizzas

is heavily criticized

, more precisely it concerns saturated mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH), which can accumulate in organs.

The consequences of this for people are still unclear.

The MOSH content is increased in five of the pizzas tested, and even greatly increased in one pizza: in the “Yes!

Stone oven pizza salami ”from Rewe.

But how does mineral oil get into a food?

Ökotest suspects that the mineral oil gets into the pizzas or their ingredients via technical fats during production in machines.

Also read:

Too much salt in frozen pizza: Ökotest warns of health consequences - improvement in sight

"The Oven Fresh Salami" by Dr.

Oetker attracted negative attention because it contained

, which can also be harmful to health.

If you ingest too much phosphate, it can damage the kidneys.

Too

is also criticized in most frozen pizzas.

Salt can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure.

One consequence: the trade association of the German deep-freeze industry has now promised the government

to reduce

the average

to 1.25 grams per 100 grams by

2025

.

In the Ökotest comparison, so far only three of the 20 pizzas are below this value.

Another problem with salami is that

is

mostly

used.

Even though nitrite can form carcinogenic nitrosamines in the body.

You can check the ingredients list to see if it contains nitrite curing salt by searching for “sodium nitrite”.

However, consumers shouldn't have to worry if they rarely enjoy salami pizza, as reported by hna.de *.

Also interesting:

Salami pizza in the Ökotest comparison: Top marks only for 2 pizzas

• Eismann Pizza Salami (2 pieces) for 4.07 euros per 375 grams

• Pizza 'Ah stone oven pizza (3 pieces) from Aldi for 0.88 euros per 375 grams

Ten salami pizzas received a “good” rating, including products from Edeka, Netto and Kaufland.

Salami frozen pizzas in comparison at Ökotest: Conclusion

Twelve of the 20 ready-to-eat pizzas passed the Ökotest with good marks.

However: the ingredients in salami pizzas are not good for your health and should therefore

.

Ökotest recommends sharing a pizza for two and eating a salad or vegetables with it, as this improves the nutritional balance enormously.

Reaching for more expensive

can also be worthwhile, as organic manufacturers have more stringent requirements for animal husbandry for meat and cheese production.

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Source: Ökotest

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