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Written by: Chen Jiahui
2021-02-17 15:11
The last update date: 2021-02-17 15:17
Air fryer has become an essential cooking tool in the kitchen in recent years. Many people think that air frying is healthier and more convenient with less oil. Most children like to fry fragrant foods, and many parents choose to use air fryer to prepare food for their children.
The Consumer Council announced today (17th) the test results of 12 gas fryers on the market. The temperature of some samples has risen too high, and the insulation distance of 3 samples is insufficient; half of the fries fried by gas fryers contain acrylamide (Group 2A). Carcinogens) exceed EU benchmark levels.
Li Xingyu, a nutritionist recognized by the Hong Kong Institute of Dietitians, said that in addition to increasing carcinogens, the high temperature of the air-fried food can also easily cause the loss of nutrients, and the protein will be more difficult to digest after the air-fried, and it is not suitable for young children.
She suggested that the food should be cut into smaller pieces to shorten the time of air frying and reduce the release of carcinogens and the loss of nutrients.
Consumer Council tested 12 air fryer ratings (from low to high)
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The principle of air fryer cooking is to use hot air instead of boiling oil to fry food. Many people think that air frying is healthier and more convenient with less oil.
Li Xingyu pointed out that "air frying is relatively healthier than traditional frying methods," but air frying itself is not a very healthy cooking method, because the high-temperature cooking method of air fryer will lose nutrients on the one hand. , In addition, it will increase carcinogens.
Frying treatment makes protein difficult to decompose
Many parents also like to use an air fryer to prepare food for children. Li Xingyu reminded that cooking in an air fryer will not only lose nutrients, and the protein in the food will become difficult to decompose and digest after high temperature treatment such as air frying. Therefore, young children are not suitable for eating fried food, otherwise they will feel "hot", which is actually a situation of digestive difficulties.
She suggested that gas-fried foods should only be used as snacks, or one of the main dishes in the dinner, with enough vegetables, fish, etc., instead of "gas-fried whole meals."
She further explained that under high-temperature cooking, protein, carbohydrates, fats, etc. in foods have the opportunity to produce carcinogens; in addition, fats in foods, even vegetable oils, can easily become trans fats after high-temperature treatment , Excessive intake will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Li Xingyu said that after high temperature treatment such as air frying, the protein in food will become difficult to decompose and more difficult to digest. Therefore, fried food is not suitable for young children.
(Provided by interviewee)
Fried rice cakes and radish cakes: "Everything is not healthy"
As for the micronutrients in food, she pointed out that water-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin B, vitamin C, etc., are easily destroyed or lost by high temperature, and often eat fried foods. "You think you eat those foods, but the nutrients are good for a long time. It's all discounted."
Rice cakes and radish cakes must be eaten during the Lunar New Year. Are air-fried New Year cakes a good choice?
Li Xingyu said that rice cakes and radish cakes are "not healthy at all." She explained that gas frying can indeed reduce oil consumption, but the rice cakes themselves are very high in calories and sugar, while radish cakes are relatively less "evil", but because of the radish In addition to rice and radishes, cakes also have lax flavor and dried shrimps. Therefore, the sodium content is very high. "Eating two pieces has exceeded the standard." It is recommended to serve only as small ones.
Suggestion: control food intake, cut a little bit, and cook until it is ripe
How can air-fried cooking be healthier and reduce the release of carcinogens and nutrient loss?
Li Xingyu suggested that, on the one hand, you should control your food intake and not eat too much. On the other hand, you can cut the food a little bit to speed up the heating, which can achieve the effect of deep-fried and crispy in a shorter time, and you can also reverse the food to make the food heated. More uniform.
She said that if you really want to cook larger pieces of food, such as the original whole chicken, you can cook it until it is eighty mature before putting it into an air fryer to get the air frying effect, instead of cooking the food in an air fryer.
The Consumer Council tested the electrical safety and performance of 12 types of gas fryer on the market, and the 6 types of gas fryer had "probably carcinogenic" substances exceeding the standard.
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Li Xingyu continued that some foods that contain a lot of fat and are difficult to remove, such as chicken spleen, steak, etc., are more suitable for air frying; while French fries, muffins, and other foods that do not have too much oil, they are air fried. It may be healthier than frying, but neither is a good choice.
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