Products and thousands of processed products surround us. Some projects have proposed to unravel those unhealthy ingredients, beyond the myths, that contain processed foods; 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, 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.
Lots of sodium: a single tablespoon covers 60% of what an adult needs per day (excess sodium is linked to hypertension and blood pressure).
Contains caramel IV, 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, the 63% 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 a carcinogen in the state of California, in the United States
Ingredients:
Hydrolyzed liquid soy vegetable protein (usually transgenic), water, and caramel coloring IV (associated with carcinogenic effects).
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