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Is instant noodles nutritious?

Instant noodles are not nutritious, but you can add some vegetables when cooking, such as tomatoes, eggs and vegetables. It may be better, but you can't eat more. The processing of instant noodles generally goes through several processes: wet noodles → steaming → frying → cooling → adding seasoning → packaging. In the process of ultra-high temperature steaming, frying and drying, the destruction of nutrients in flour is more obvious. Nutritionist's research confirmed that thiamine lost 29% during elutriation? 60%; Loss of riboflavin and nicotinic acid 23%? 25%; Mineral loss of 70%; Protein loss15.7%; Reduce fat by 42.6%; Carbohydrate loss 2%. If boiled over-temperature, vitamin B can still preserve 51%; If fried, the preservation rate of vitamin B group is zero. It can be seen that from the perspective of nutrition and hygiene, instant noodles are just a kind of food to satisfy hunger, and their nutritional value is extremely low, so they can never be regarded as staple food. Long-term consumption will cause malnutrition, such as weight loss, emaciation, edema, dry skin, pallor, anemia, and easy to catch a cold. Research data show that people who eat instant noodles for a long time are 60% malnourished, 54% euphoric anemia, 23% vitamin A deficiency, 20% vitamin B2 (riboflavin deficiency) and 20% zinc deficiency. So instant noodles can't be eaten alone often. In addition, when the packaging of instant noodles is not tightly sealed, cracked, damp, mildew, deterioration, moth-eaten, improperly stored or transported, it can be contaminated by pathogenic bacteria and toxic substances, and people can suffer from acute gastroenteritis and other diseases after eating. In order to avoid and reduce the above hazards, we should pay attention to the following points: (1) Instant noodles should not be eaten for a long time, especially for the elderly and growing children; (2) If you need to eat instant noodles for a long time due to special circumstances, you should pay attention to supplementing nutrition and eat more foods rich in protein, such as fresh eggs, lean meat, animal offal and aquatic products. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits and supplement enough protein, vitamins and cellulose; (3) Instant noodles should be bought as you eat, not too much at a time, not for too long, and the packaging bag should not be broken. Don't eat anything that smells or is moldy.