THE ULTRA-PROCESSED, UNDER THE MAGNIFIER: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO UNDERSTAND THEIR LABELS.
For various reasons, there is more and more talk about ultra-processed products and their components, but most of the time it is a world to read and understand their labels.
From Ikigai we want to help you decipher them.
We have to read the labels, but it is not an easy task, since it almost implies speaking a new language. The labels are complex and usually give us encrypted information, so we are faced with a difficult situation when choosing.
How to choose a product? What is a food and what is not?
SOME KEYS
Focus on what is important, what is this product going to contribute?
The ingredients appear on the labels always in order from highest to lowest amount present in the product. This will give you an idea of the nutritional quality.
Look at the levels of sugar, saturated fat, and salt.
The role of additives, generally additives stop reactions that would reduce survival and enhance their flavor in a safe way, but how many are necessary? What functions should they perform according to the food? These are two key factors when choosing one food versus another.
Take a close look at foods laden with additives, as they may be masking low nutritional value.
FOODS ARE GROUPED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES ACCORDING TO THEIR PROCESSING.
Here below we leave an article from a health magazine where they explain the different groups.
Ultra-processed
