Summary feedback
This product is a popular snack in Mumbai and comprises of rice puffs and bengal gram, fried in refined Palmolein oil.
Adding Bengal gram to rice puffs increases the nutritional value of the food, however it has a high salt content of 164 mg per serving of 28 grams
This is a good, wholesome ‘diet food’ to lose some weight, because it is made of healthy, low glycemic index gram flour and palmolien oil with only 23 percent rice. We consider Garden Lemon Bhel to be a diet food.
The foodnetindia rating for this product :-
foodnetindia safety rating: 8 – (On a scale of 1 to 10 from very unsafe to very safe)
This product has high salt content. Otherwise it is a safe food and a healthy one as well.
foodnetindia wholesomeness rating: 8 – (On a scale of 1 to 10 from very unbalanced nutrition profile to excellent nutrition profile)
The product has rice puffs, bengal gram flour and is fried in refined palmolein oil which altogether add wholesomeness to the product. Unlike most other vegetable oils, palmolein is primarily saturated fat, it is better suited for cooking. It does not have too much PUFA, which can get oxidized under heat and is rendered toxic. Bengal gram is the primary ingredient in this food, which makes it a healthy and wholesome choice.
Ingredients of concern in Garden Lemon bhel
Salt
This product has a high amount of salt of 260 mg per 28 gm of the product. 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.
Other ingredients that are in the product but not a major source of concern in our opinion are:
Dehusked Bengal gram flour (besan ) (40%)
Refined palmoleim oil,
Puffed rice (23%)
Corn starch
Seasoning mixed powder
Acidity regulator (INS 330)
Turmeric
Asafotida and lemon powder* (0.005%)
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