More and more often, housewives prefer not to stand for hours in the kitchen, but to "pamper" their household members with half-finished products. And that, and fast and useful, at least, so they say advertising videos and bigboards. More and more often, housewives prefer not to stand for hours in the kitchen, but to "pamper" their household members with half-finished products. And that, and fast and useful, at least, so they say advertising videos and bigboards.

But are frozen foods ready to replace homemade food? Let's try to understand this issue with the example of ordinary cutlets. When the hostess prepares cutlets at home, she knows exactly how much she has put meat, bread, eggs, salt, spices and so on. But are frozen foods ready to replace homemade food? Let's try to understand this issue with the example of ordinary cutlets. When the hostess prepares cutlets at home, she knows exactly how much she has put meat, bread, eggs, salt, spices and so on.

And what does the consumer know about frozen cutlets? Of course, what he is supposed to know from the package. But even here the manufacturer is cunning, although all the components of the product are listed in descending order and in the first place is "beef", the consumer does not pay attention to the soy flour and water coming along. So what's more in a meatball or soybeans? For reference: in the EU countries, the percentage of components, including meat, is indicated on packages of semi-finished products. And what does the consumer know about frozen cutlets? Of course, what he is supposed to know from the package. But even here the manufacturer is cunning, although all the components of the product are listed in descending order and in the first place is "beef", the consumer does not pay attention to the soy flour and water coming along. So what's more in a meatball or soybeans? For reference: in the EU countries, the percentage of components, including meat, is indicated on packages of semi-finished products.

One more interesting information, in Europe not every piece of meat is considered meat. For example, cattle meat should have 25% fat and 25% connective tissue, in pork - 30% fat and 25% connective tissue, in poultry and rabbit meat - 10% fat and 15% connective tissue. At us «industrial« forcemeat contains fat, cartilage and imagine bones with the rests of meat (more modern technologies it allow to carry out) more than flesh. One more interesting information, in Europe not every piece of meat is considered meat. For example, cattle meat should have 25% fat and 25% connective tissue, in pork - 30% fat and 25% connective tissue, in poultry and rabbit meat - 10% fat and 15% connective tissue. At us «industrial« forcemeat contains fat, cartilage and imagine bones with the rests of meat (more modern technologies it allow to carry out) more than flesh.

What should I look for when buying semi-finished products? It is necessary to pay attention to three components: first of all, the content of vegetable protein in the product. As a rule, vegetable protein is extracted from soybean, passing it through such technological processes that in the end, vegetable protein is difficult to call a natural product. In addition, scientists have proven that soybean affects the work of sex hormones, it is almost contraindicated in men, has a negative effect on the development of the fetus, when the sex of the child is formed, as well as in childhood and adolescence, when the genital organs develop. What should I look for when buying semi-finished products? It is necessary to pay attention to three components: first of all, the content of vegetable protein in the product. As a rule, vegetable protein is extracted from soybean, passing it through such technological processes that in the end, vegetable protein is difficult to call a natural product. In addition, scientists have proven that soybean affects the work of sex hormones, it is almost contraindicated in men, has a negative effect on the development of the fetus, when the sex of the child is formed, as well as in childhood and adolescence, when the genital organs develop.

The second place is occupied by phosphates or food additives Е450, Е451, Е452, and the third place - the enhancers of taste and aroma - glutamic acid (E620) or its salts - glutamate (E621). The second place is occupied by phosphates or food additives Е450, Е451, Е452, and the third place - the enhancers of taste and aroma - glutamic acid (E620) or its salts - glutamate (E621). If the aforementioned components are dazzling on the packaging of a semi-finished product - you have a low-value product that has nothing to do with home cooking. If the aforementioned components are dazzling on the packaging of a semi-finished product - you have a low-value product that has nothing to do with home cooking.

Thank for attention! Izosimov Nikita 10V