Is the air fryer toxic and carcinogen?CCTV broke the truth of hidden

On August 26, the topic of CCTV "Is the food made by air fryer is healthier?" It was hotly debated by netizens.

There is an article saying that carcinogens will produce carcinogens when cooking, so the air fryer is not healthy.

So, is the air fryer healthy? Does it really produce carcinogens?

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Is the air fried pot healthy?

The principle of the action of the air fryer is similar to the oven. The internal heating pipe and fan can allow the hot air in the pot to circulate a high -speed cycle.

During the hot air blowing, the ingredients are dehydrated at high temperature, and the surface is crispy at the same time, forming a similar effect as fried.

Compared with fried foods, the air fried pot can be cooked less or completely without oil.

From this perspective, it is indeed less oil and healthier.

Less oil/oil -free cooking is not to add additional edible oil, but the fat and fat contained in the food itself have not decreased.

Therefore, if you think that the food made of air fryer is really completely oily and unscrupulous, it will still gain weight, which is not good for health.

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Can air fried pots produce carcinogens?

On December 25, 2019, a test report released by the Korean Consumer Institute showed that 10 air frying pots on the market will produce harmful substance acrylamide (2A carcinogen) during cooking.

The report shows that according to the instructions of the instructions, with 4 types of fried fries with high temperature fries with more than 200 degrees Celsius, 4 fried fried fries are fried in 10 air fried pots. many.

The Korean Consumer Institute stated that 9 of the 10 air frying pots did not mark the hidden safety hazards that may exist, nor did they have any instructions to correctly cook to reduce the carcinogens.

Acrylamide is a serious matter that is severely harmful and is listed as 2A carcinogens by WHO.

CCTV stated that foods will produce acrylamide by heating to more than 120 degrees, and the content of acrylamide above 160 degrees increases rapidly.

It is worth noting that no matter what the pot is used, as long as it is heated to more than 120 degrees, acrylamide will be produced.

The cooking temperature of barbecue, fried foods we often eat, and acrylamide are also high.

Therefore, it is inaccurate to say that "air fried pot cooking can produce carcinogens". It should be that the cooking temperature exceeds 120 degrees to produce carcinogens.

But it is not possible to relax and be vigilant. The temperature of the air frying pot is higher than that of traditional Chinese cooking.

Such as steaming, cooking, simmering, stewing and other cooking temperatures are lower than 100 degrees, and most of the air fried pots are one or two hundred hundred.

Moreover, the cooking guidelines in the instructions also use more than a hundred degrees of high temperature, and most merchants are avoiding the possible carcinogens.

Unknown users may excessively rely on air fryer due to their healthy propaganda. Foods with higher acrylamide for a long time are definitely not good for health.

In general, occasionally using air frying pots, it must not be too dependent on. It is best to use traditional cooking methods such as steaming, cooking, simmering, stewing.

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Will it get cancer if you have used the air fryer?

The air fryer has been on fire for several years, and it is said that using it to cook low oil and low fat is good for health.

Many people bought air fried pots, and even used it for three meals a day.

I can't help but feel scared now: the air frying pot has been used for a year or two, will it really get cancer?

Acrylamide is a 2A carcinogen, which is a substance that may cause cancer to humans.

Although its carcinogenicity has been confirmed in animal experiments, there is no enough experiments to prove whether acrylamide has a carcinogenic effect on the human body.

And there is an old saying, aside from the dosage and toxicity is a hooligan.

The WHO Food Additive Expert Joint Committee reported that the average intake of acrylamide of the general population is 1 micrograms/kg per day.

TARDIFF et al. Determine the daily carcinogenic dosage of acrylamide based on a physiological toxin metabolic dynamic mode is 2.6 micrograms/kg.

The average daily intake of the National Food Safety Risk Evaluation Center evaluated the average daily intake of the general population is only 0.32 micrograms/kg.

From this, the intake of acrylamide in my country was significantly lower than the per capita intake of a per capita consumption of 2.6 micrograms/kg of daily carcinogenic cancer.

Therefore, there are still fewer intake of acrylamide in Chinese. Although we are worthy of vigilance, there is no need to worry too much.

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3 tricks teach you health to use air frying pots

Adams et al. Research found that acrylamide generally exists in high -temperature starch foods.

For example, the content of high carbohydrate foods (biscuits, fried potatoes) treated with high temperature (greater than 120 degrees) is much higher than that of ordinary food.

The acrylamide is not detected before the food processing; the level of acrylamide is quite low when the processing temperature is low.

Therefore, you should pay attention to these three points when using the air fryer:

1. Do not heal the temperature too high, it is best not to exceed 120 degrees.

2. Don't be too long in heating time, it is best to be about 10 minutes.

3. Choose more meat, use less air -frying pot to treat foods with high starch content such as potatoes, big cakes, and steamed buns.

This can minimize the adverse effects caused by high temperature and avoid excessive acrylamide.

In the final analysis, the air frying pot is still a tool, and it depends on how you use it.

Reference

[1] Li Ying. (2020). South Korea: The survey shows that there is a health risk of air fryer. China Quality Wanli. [2] Li Aitong, Sudan, Nie Chunchao, Guo Ziyan, Yuan Tongji, & Eason Ciner.Research on exposure and toxic control. Food research and development.

Author: Xiao Xue | Editor: Bu Guli 涫涫 | Review: Gill

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