On January 5, the China Society of Food Science and Technology and popular science China platform released the 2023 food safety and health myth list, the following nine sentences, I believe we have heard more or less in daily life, and even many people believe in some of the words, but in fact, many rumors are actually wearing a convincing coat, We need to accumulate more dietary knowledge and cultivate the ability to discriminate. Here we take a look at the science behind nine food safety and health myths for 2023.

Myth 1: fermented bean curd has mold, eating will cause cancer

Scientific fact: Fermented bean curd is a traditional Chinese fermented food, generally by artificial inoculation of mucor and other fermentation, mucor in the normal fermentation process of fermented bean curd will not metabolize toxins, will not make people carcinogenic.

Myth 2: Eating MSG will make people "bald"

Scientific fact: MSG is mainly made by microbial fermentation, the main component is glutamate, in the human body can be converted into protein components of glutamine and tyrosine, there is no evidence that MSG is related to hair loss.

Myth 3: Dipping mustard in sashimi can kill parasites

Science fact: The isothiocyanates contained in mustard can kill some bacteria and parasites under certain conditions, but dipping mustard can not effectively kill bacteria and parasites in sashimi.

Myth 4: steamed bread frozen for more than 3 days will produce a lot of aflatoxins, people will be poisoned after eating

Scientific fact: the main reason for the production of aflatoxins is that the food is contaminated by aspergillus flavus, but under freezing conditions the aspergillus flavus can not grow, will not produce aflatoxins.

Myth 5: Self-heating rice is "plastic"

Scientific fact: self-heating rice is a processed product of rice, and has nothing to do with plastic.

Myth 6: Red eggs are more nutritious than white eggs

Science fact: The color of the egg shell is mainly determined by the proportion of pigment on the surface of the egg shell, and different colors of the egg shell have no correlation with the nutrition of the egg.

Myth 7: lard can protect the cardiovascular, as well as detoxification, prevention of cancer and other effects

Science fact: lard saturated fat content is high, eating too much will harm the cardiovascular. As for the efficacy of lard in detoxification and cancer prevention, there is no scientific evidence.

Myth # 8: White strawberries are genetically modified

Science fact: White strawberries were created through conventional breeding techniques, not genetically modified.

Myth 9: The more vitamin C, the better

Science fact: The recommended daily intake of vitamin C for the average adult is 100 mg, and long-term excessive intake of vitamin C may increase the risk of urinary stones and other risks.

Article/Our reporter Lei Ruotong

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