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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-05-17 10:00
Last update date: 2021-05-17 10:04
Many people like to eat cheese. The Consumer Council tested 40 natural and processed cheese samples on the market and found that 29 of them, that is, more than 70% are "high-fat" choices. Among them, the "city'super" goat cheese The fat content is the highest, 37.7 grams per 100 grams, and the saturated fatty acid content is also the highest, which is three times that of the lowest content sample "Chessler".
In addition, there is a gap between the nutrition label value of 8 products and the test result. Among them, the "President" brand of cheddar cheese slices has a test result of trans fatty acid content higher than the label value by about 83%.
▼The Consumer Council tested 40 samples of natural and processed cheese▼
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From December last year to February this year, the Consumer Council collected 40 cheese samples from freezers and cheese counters in supermarkets, food stores, and department stores. Although the detected amounts of 152 mg and 1,226 mg of propionic acid did not exceed the upper limit required by the law, they were not marked in the pre-packaged information.
The Consumer Council found that out of the 40 models, the Consumer Council found that the total fat content of 29 models reached the "high-fat" level.
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Among the 40 samples, the Consumer Council found that 29 samples had a total fat content of "high fat" and 25 samples were "high sodium". Among them, "city'super" had the highest total fat content, with 37.7 g per 100 g; As for "Cheesero", it is the sample with the lowest total fat content, containing 13.4 grams per 100 grams.
At the same time, the saturated fatty acid content of "city'super" is also the highest, which is three times that of the lowest sample "Chessler".
The Consumer Council tested 40 natural and processed cheese samples on the market.
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In addition, the Consumer Council also found that some products’ nutritional labeling values differed from the test results. For example, the test results of the trans fatty acid content of the "President" brand were about 83% higher than the label value; "Parmigiano Reggiano" and "Devondale" The calcium content test results of, respectively, are about 24% and 21% less than the declared value.
The test result of the sodium content of "La Cremerie" is about 44% higher than the labeled value.
In addition, the nutrition label of 4 pre-packaged samples stated that the trans fat content was 0, but the test results showed that they contained more than 0.3 grams of trans fatty acids per 100 grams, including "Essential Waitrose & Partners", "Organic Valley", and "Tillamook". "" and "Sargento", the Consumer Council has referred them to the Food Safety Center for follow-up.
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