Products and thousands of processed products surround us. Some projects have set out to unravel those unhealthy ingredients, beyond the myths, that processed foods contain; one by one, what do they contain?
The organization El Poder del Consumidor, this time, presents us with a breakdown of the ingredients of the delicious Maggi seasoning juice; Typical to flavor pizzas, pastas, French fries.
Here are the results on 15 ml of a tablespoon:
The generalities:
The label, at least in Mexico, does not contain nutritional information and redirects to an existing page.
Soooo much sodium: a single tablespoon covers 60% of what an adult needs per day (excess of this is linked to hypertension and blood pressure).
Contains IV candy, which has been proven to be a carcinogen.
The particularities:
Sodium:
In a 100 milliliter container it contains 8,400 milligrams of sodium.
Each tablespoon has 1,261 mg, 63% of the sodium that an adult needs per day. The amounts are alarmingly high for such a small portion.
Dyes:
Caramel coloring IV.
It has been classified as carcinogenic in the state of California, in the United States.
Ingredients:
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein from liquid soybeans (usually transgenic), and IV caramel coloring (associated with carcinogenic effects).
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