Posted on 03/09/2021 6:11:53 AM PST by mylife
More than half of seemingly healthy snacks analysed by experts are high in fat, salt and/or sugar, prompting calls for more “honest” labelling.
Action on Salt assessed 119 snacks, including dried/roasted pulses and processed pulse snacks such as lentil curls, chickpea chips and puffs, finding some to be saltier than seawater.
Despite them being on average lower in fat, saturated fat and calories and higher in fibre than standard crisps and flavoured nuts, 43% were high in salt.
The saltiest product surveyed was Eat Real hummus, chilli and lemon flavoured chips – labelled “40% less fat, vegan, gluten free” – with 3.6g salt per 100g, and more than 1g salt in a single suggested serving (28g) – more than in two bags of McDonald’s small french fries.
The saltiest dried pulse snacks were Love Corn salt and Vinegar, and Love Corn habanero chilli, with 2.8g of salt per 100g. One 45g serving of either (1.3g salt) would provide more than a fifth of the maximum recommended daily salt intake and more than in 3.5 bags of Walkers Ready Salted crisps, the researchers found. Seawater contains 2.5g of salt per 100g. Excessive salt consumption has been blamed for thousands of cases of heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Sonia Pombo, the campaign manager at Action on Salt, said: “We should all be eating more beans and pulses, but there are better ways of doing it, and eating processed snacks high in salt is not one of them. This important survey has put a spotlight on the unnecessary amounts of salt in ‘healthy’ snacks, and the use of nutrition claims on HFSS [high fat, salt and/or sugar] foods need to be questioned.”
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WTF is a Pulse”?
WTF is a Pulse”?
The fats aren’t the problem, unless it’s combined with high carbs.
I love those ‘Good Fats’ bars.
Sonia Pombo, the campaign manager at Action on Salt, said: “We should all be eating more beans and pulses.
Dear Sonya, I drowned your Pulse in Salt to make it edible...
Legumes.
"How 'bout some more beans, Mr. Taggart?"
I learn useless stuff daily.
I just call them beans.
Fat is good for you. Salt isn’t a problem. Sugar is, and many snacks are very high in sugar.
Lentil curls and chickpea chips, yummy!!
I don’t think they’ll be contributing to my salt intake anytime soon.
I like pig skins. Just about zero everything 🙄
Except protien.
I love the Mexican markets where they make fresh chicharrons and some Mexican guy has one the size of a surfboard under his arm while he shops.
Stuff it in a green carton. Green = good.
Use meaningless worlds like “natural.”
Show a lot of sexy, healthy, happy people using your product and make sure to cover the demographic basis.
We live in the era where only perceptions matter. People are not taught to think, to be truly critical, analytic, or logical. How many mountain climbers smoked Winston? How many adventurers traveling the world smoked Camel? The product does not need to deliver anything other than give an indiscriminate consumer a “feeling.”
I also like the way they put a steer skull on top of the barbacoa meat.
THAT is truth in advertising!
“Processed”
💲
Fat salt and sugar, all those ingredients that make food taste good!
Go back eating your yard scraps gruel if you want...
Sugar and Carbs are the killers. High fat, moderate protein, and low carb are heart healthy. Turn the food pyramid upside down, that is how you should eat.
“ I like pig skins. Just about zero everything
100% pig… jes’ sayin’
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