[Hot interpretation] Is the air fryer really healthier than fried?

To say that the hottest family small electrical appliances in the past two years, the air frying pot is absolutely not allowed. At home life under the epidemic, it is inconvenient to buy explosives, and you are afraid of being splashed by hot oil. Therefore, air -frying pots with small operations, small volumes, and not bad taste have become a must -have for urban white -collar kitchen. Air fried chicken, french fries, air fried milk ... The dazzling pictures and practical strategies on social media are realizing "all things can be air." For a long time, the controversy about "whether the air frying is really healthier than fried" also exists. Can the air fryer that promotes "oil -free" and "less oil" still use it?

How to achieve food magic of air frying pot

In people's original recipes, if you want to achieve crispy taste and the aroma of infiltrating oil, high -temperature fried is the most direct cooking method. However, as people's understanding of food continues to deepen, the high calories of fried foods and unhealthy products that appear after high -temperature fried are tied to the label of "junk food". But the appearance of air frying can actually use a small amount of oil, or even without oil, you can taste the almost taste food. What is going on? To put it simply, the specific working principle of the air frying pot is to use the baking device in the machine to quickly heat the air, forming a circular heat flow in a closed space to quickly become familiar with the food. In order to achieve crispy taste, the water on the surface of the ingredients was also taken away. This is why when making food with air fried pots, you do n’t need to pour the oil in “咣咣”, just brush a layer of oil on the surface of the ingredients. If it is fried in the air fryer itself, it can really achieve "oil -free". But some people think that the principle of air frying pot is not special, as if it is similar to the oven. But it seems that the existence of the air fryer is far greater than the oven. Of course, this is also the appearance of some advantages of air frying. Compared with the oven, the air frying pot is easier to operate. It only needs a small amount of oil to achieve the fried effect of the oven without grease, and it takes up small space and is convenient to use. Also smaller. In the family cooking scene, the advantages of air frying pot are obvious, and the popularity is reasonable.

Can't use the air fryer?

However, the questioning of air fryer is not small. There was a news that "experts do not recommend using more air frying pots" have caused heated discussions on the Internet. Some people think that "high temperature heating of air frying pots will cause food to produce potential carcinogen acrylamide. There are risk of carcinogenic, and many nutrients will be lost at high temperatures, which can easily cause insufficient intake of unsaturated fatty acids. " As soon as this news came out, the refutation sound also appeared. Because in a strict sense, the so -called carcinogen is not the fault of air fryer, but the cooking method. At 120 ° C, starch may generate acrylamide that is not good for healthy. Protein and oil will also produce hybrid amine and pyrodiamine at high temperatures, which may cause cell gene mutations or tumors. The ingredients in the air frying pot are bound to undergo such changes, but the total amount of harmful substances in the process is not much different from people's daily life. Hot oils in Chinese kitchen are fried, high -temperature frying, fried, and braised. Therefore, it is more or less containing acrylamide. But there is no need to worry about this, there is not much amount of acrylamide that people take in. Even compared with traditional fried, air fried pots can reduce the use of fat, which is good for health. However, this new type of cooking is still healthy, and it is better to retain the nutrition of food as much as steaming and cooking. Therefore, air frying enthusiasts must pay attention to the frequency, eat up to 1-2 times a week, and control the intake at each time. When using an air fryer, try to lower the temperature as much as possible, and it is not advisable to heat it for a long time.

Please pay attention if you haven't bought an air fryer yet, you should buy it

So how should an excellent air fryer choose and how to use new kitchen new appliances more safely. In this regard, the relevant engineers of China Home Appliances Research Institute have given some suggestions on this issue in an interview with the media. The common air fried pot control method on the market is basically divided into two types: computer control and mechanical control, but the two have the final taste. The difference is not much. The heating methods of different air frying pots are also different. It is divided into three types: spiral 360 ° hot air circulation, 360 ° hot air circulation, and upper and lower thermal air circulation. Essence The average capacity of the air fryer is between 2L-5L, and there are many designs in the inner lined. Each design must be ingenious. For example, with the design of a wind guide slot design or a threaded design of the chassis, the hot air circulation efficiency can be higher , So that food is more uniform and taste better.

Therefore, when buying air fried pots, consumers should put their safety performance first and purchase products that obtain 3C certification and ISO9002 international quality certification. At the same time, we must understand the heat insulation performance of the product and bleaching performance. Consumers should combine their own situations to comprehensively consider the capacity, control method, difficulty of cleaning, and appearance.

Finally, we still want to remind everyone that although the air -frying pot cooking efficiency and low oil consumption, high -temperature fried may produce harmful substances. In daily life, if you want to eat healthier foods, you should choose the way to steam, cook, and stir.

Author: Cheng Fangjie

Text review: Chen Yang

Scientific review: Shen Yingjian, deputy chief physician of the nutrition department of Yanda Hospital, Hebei Province

Reference source: People's Daily, Xinhuanet, People's Information

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