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Haldiram Soya sticks Chatpata Masala contains tapioca starch, refined palmolein oil, soya flour, split pulse urad dal flour, refined sugar, iodized salt, hydrogenated vegetable oil -vanaspati, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, clove powder, dried mango powder, black pepper, cardamom, acidity regulator IN 330, onion powder, garlic powder, black salt, asafoetida, bay leaf, nutmeg, fennel seeds, cinnamon, turmeric and mustard seed.
The product contains a high amount of salt at 1.57 gm salt (629 mg sodium) per 100 gm. The WHO recommended daily allowance for salt intake per day is between 1 to 3 gm.
As it is a deep fried snack, other than high salt it contains a high amount of fat too at 38.2 gm per 100 gm pack, which makes this food product a HFSS food (High Fat Sugar or Salt) and such foods are not recommended as safe for most people. Currently prevalent high consumption of HFSS products is causing an epidemic of lifestyle disease in India.
It contains hydrogenated vegetable oil-vanaspati in it. Partially Hydrogenated and Hydrogenated fats are a source of trans fatty acids or “transfats”, which are harmful to health. Transfats increase the likelihood of heart disease, stroke, cancer and many other ailments.
Palmolein oil is generally a safe oil as unlike most other vegetable oils, palmolein is primarily saturated fat. It does not have too much PUFA, which can get oxidized under heat and is often rendered toxic.
However, a scientific report suggests that current levels of glycerol-based process contaminants found in palm oil are a “potential health concern.” Animal studies have identified these contaminants, which are formed when vegetable oils are heated to high temperatures and then refined, as both genotoxic (damaging to DNA) and carcinogenic (causing cancer). Of all vegetable oils, palm oil was found to have the highest levels of these contaminants. At high levels of exposure, these contaminants are a health hazard for all age groups, the authority concluded, expressing particular concern for infants, toddlers and children under the age of 10.
The foodnetindia rating for this product :-
foodnetindia safety rating: 3 -(On a scale of 1 to 10 from very unsafe to very safe)
This is an HFSS product. Frequent and high consumption of HFSS snacks like these can lead to lifestyle diseases.
HFSS products like these cannot be endorsed as safe. We recommend that it is best avoided or eaten in very small quantities only by otherwise healthy people, as a part of a safe, wholesome and nutritious diet.
foodnetindia wholesomeness rating : 3 – (On a scale of 1 to 10 from very unbalanced nutrition profile to excellent nutrition profile)
This HFSS food cannot be endorsed or recommended as a snack for consumption by kids and adults due to the above mentioned reasons.
Ingredients of concern in Haldiram’s Soya Sticks Chatpata Masala
Salt
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil-Vanaspati
Black Salt
Salt
High sodium diets have been known to be the cause of high blood pressure, heart disease, etc. The recommended daily intake of salt is between 1-3 grams.
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil-Vanaspati
Partially Hydrogenated and Hydrogenated fats are a source of trans fatty acids or “transfats”, which are harmful to health. Transfats increase the likelihood of heart disease, stroke, cancer and many other ailments.
Transfats are toxic and some cities like New York have banned them from use in restaurants.
Transfats have been shown to consistently be associated, in an intake-dependent way, with risk of coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death. They may also be responsible for alzheimer’s disease, cancer, liver disease and many more ailments.
Black Salt
High sodium diets have been known to be the cause of high blood pressure, heart disease, etc. The recommended daily intake of salt is between 1-3 grams.
Ingredients present which are not a concern:
- Tapioca starch,
- Refined palmolein oil,
- Soya flour,
- Split pulse urad dal flour,
- Refined sugar,
- Red chilli powder,
- Coriander powder,
- Cumin powder,
- Clove powder,
- Dried mango powder,
- Black pepper,
- Cardamom,
- Acidity regulator IN 330,
- Onion powder,
- Garlic powder,
- Asafoetida,
- Bay leaf,
- Nutmeg,
- Fennel seeds,
- Cinnamon,
- Turmeric
- Mustard seed
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