For convenience, many people choose prepared dishes. Is the prepared food healthy?

This situation should have happened to everyone. Go out to order food or take-out, and the food will be delivered to you immediately after a few minutes of ordering, especially some stir-fried dishes and stews. It seems that it doesn't take much time to prepare them. This shows that when you meet prefabricated dishes, they are all prepared in advance, and you can eat them by heating them out of the box. Although this method sounds convenient, people always pay attention to safety and nutrition.

What is a prepared dish?

According to the Group Standard (T/CCA) issued by China Cuisine Association, what is the so-called cooked dish? A finished or semi-finished dish made of one or more agricultural products as the main raw materials through pretreatment (such as cutting, stirring, pickling, rolling, shaping and seasoning). ) and/or precooking (such as frying, frying, roasting, boiling, steaming, etc.). ) and prepackaged? .

The existing cooked food is divided into ready-to-eat, hot food, cooked food and ready-to-eat four kinds. Some of these prefabricated dishes are directly purchased by consumers and can be used with a little treatment, and some of them flow into the market, becoming the first choice for fast food and takeaway industries.

So is the cooked food healthy?

In fact, prefabricated dishes only cook food in advance, and the raw materials and processing methods used are the same as ordinary dishes. After completion, they are all preserved at low temperature, which can effectively inhibit the reproduction of bacteria and microorganisms. Theoretically, prefabricated vegetables are safe, and the current cold chain distribution system is becoming more and more perfect. Prefabricated vegetables are mostly quick-frozen foods, and the canning process is relatively mature. Don't worry, as long as it is processed according to food standards, there is no problem with standard delivery, so you can eat it with confidence.

Some people worry that pre-cooked vegetables will lose nutrition, but in fact, pre-cooked vegetables will not lose protein, fat, carbohydrates and minerals, but they will lose vitamins to a certain extent, and vitamins will also be lost in the processing of fresh dishes themselves. Generally speaking, there is little difference.