That hurt too many sweets, is nothing new. But the sugar content there are major differences. Watching must especially parents, because children are easily seduced by the colorful packaging. Star chef Nelson Müller has in the show “ZDF-time: How good are our candy?” Quality, ingredients and packaging detail illuminated.
sweets consist largely of sugar. That was not too bad, finds Nelson Müller – as long as you enjoy in moderation. “A sweet kick at the right time ensures endorphins and even for relaxation,” says Müller. The problem is rather that sugar is also present in many foods, in which you do not expect.
Hidden sugar not only in sweets
The TV chef has a family of four accompanied the day and documented their sugar intake. In the evening, has this adds up to more than 300 grams – more than four times the recommended daily amount. The World Health Organization advises adults to take no more than 25 grams of sugar per day to be children should receive no more than 12.5 grams
The surprise. Not the chocolate bar in the afternoon gave most sugar but the sweet drink: a glass of lemonade contains 18 grams of the sweetener, a glass of cola even 21 grams. Even the fruit yoghurt for breakfast has it all: In a cup put 15 grams of sugar. Who pays attention to his diet, should keep especially the hidden sugars in view, says Müller.
Children food are usually too sweet or too greasy
Quite a problem of sugar in sweets is therefore not. Especially children quickly exceed the recommended amount of 12.5 grams of it a day. Nelson Müller has therefore taken special children food under the microscope. 90 percent of the products that are marketed with cartoon characters or toys specifically at children, are unbalanced – too greasy, too salty, too sweet.
But just children food are often printed with fruit or milk or advertised with the wholemeal share. For parents, it is therefore often difficult to recognize that behind many products contain unhealthy snacks. There were by the TV chef minuses when it comes to honesty.
quality is reflected in the list of ingredients
Anyone except the sugar content of the ingredients of the candy interested, must study the packaging exactly , Here all the ingredients must be listed. And the differences are large. “A high-quality chocolate comes with cocoa, sugar and optionally milk powder,” explains Manfred Chocolatier Glatzl in the shipment. However, many products are added cheap fats, emulsifiers and dyes. This is not harmful, but evidence is not necessarily of high quality.
Behind many no-name products stuck brands
Many products from supermarkets and discount stores, however, hardly differ in taste and quality , Nelson Müller makes the test and takes different varieties Schokoküsse and milk chocolate taste blind. The testers taste only marginal differences.
Often the look at the ingredients list of similar products also shows the exact same ingredients. Even branded as different not always, provides Müller firmly. The star chef investigates and learns, for example, at Bahlsen that Keksproduzent also produces no-name products for discounters. So if you want to buy good quality, does not necessarily need to spend a lot of money – a look at the ingredients list but always worth it
The mission. “ZDFzeit – How good are our candy?” ran on Tuesday evening at 20:15 on ZDF.
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