Cereal food is the staple food in People's Daily diet, providing nutrition and energy for human life activities. Cereal products are convenient and quick, easy to digest and absorb, and have become a popular "nutritional fast food" nowadays, which is loved by the majority of consumers. Experts at the Healthy Food Exhibition have made detailed consumption tips to help consumers scientifically understand and safely eat flavored cereal products.

1、There are many kinds of blended grains

According to the provisions of the "National Standard for Food Safety Flavored Cereal Products" (GB19640-2016), flavored cereal products are mainly cereals or other starchy raw materials, with or without adding auxiliary materials, processed by cooking or drying technology, directly flavored or heated food, such as cereal, sesame paste, lotus seed soup, lotus root powder, mixed bean paste, porridge, etc.

There are many raw materials for the production of flavored grain products, which can be cereals, beans and beans, potatoes, such as oats, barley, rice, millet, beans, sesame, etc., and can also be lotus seeds and lotus roots of water lilies. According to the different raw materials and ingredients, the product can be processed into blocks, flakes or powder, and flavored cereal products often add a variety of ingredients, such as the addition of walnuts, peanuts and other nuts in cereal or raisins, dried strawberries and other fruit and vegetable products, some also add freeze-dried yogurt blocks, or directly strengthen vitamins, dietary fiber and so on.

2、On-demand purchase fine identification

When buying flavored cereal products, consumers should pay attention to the product label, pay attention to the food name, ingredient list, net content and specifications, producer and/or distributor's name, address and contact information, production date and shelf life, storage conditions, food production license number, product standard code and other label information. Consumers can choose to blend cereal products according to their own needs and preferences, and pay attention to the ingredients list.

People with food allergies such as wheat, peanuts, mangoes, and aquatic products should pay attention to whether the products contain allergenic substances to avoid allergies. People with diabetes and hyperlipidemia should pay attention to whether the product has added edible sugar or fruit products with higher sugar or ingredients with higher fat. People with weak gastrointestinal function should pay attention to whether the product contains more dietary fiber, so as not to cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

3、Safer to eat is healthier

Flavored grain products are suitable for almost all people. It should be noted that most of the prepared grain products are paste products, which can be swallowed without too much chewing. For most people, the moderate use of tooth grinding and digestive function of the stomach is more conducive to health. Therefore, it is not recommended to use the prepared grain products as the only food source for a long time, and it can be used as a part of extra meals or meals. At the same time, take into account the variety of diet, reasonable collocation.

4、Sealed storage should be careful

Grain products are easy to absorb moisture, absorb odor, oxidation and corruption, so it must be sealed in time after opening, and generally do not need to be placed in the refrigerator to avoid moisture absorption or absorption of odor in the refrigerator. Sesame paste or flavored grain products containing nuts, due to the high fat content, it is recommended to put it in a low temperature, away from light and dry place after opening, and eat it as soon as possible to prevent too much contact with oxygen, so as to avoid oxidation and corruption. If the grain products are found to be lumpy or have a rancid taste before consumption, do not eat them again.

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Source: Jilin Market Supervision

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