LAU JIM・Mar 15,2021

| 飲食中鹽份 |

Quick Answer

飲食中的鹽份主要指氯化鈉,是食物調味的重要元素,但過量攝取會導致高血壓和水腫等健康問題。大部分鹽份攝取來自烹飪時額外添加或加工食品,例如煙熏肉類和鹹味零食。為降低鹽份攝取,建議烹調時選用薑、蔥、蒜等天然調味料代替食鹽和醬油,並多採用蒸、微波或炒等方式保留食物天然風味。

鹽是氯化鈉,是食物中調味的主要元素,很多食物也有天然的鹽份,但大部份的鹽份攝取是因為在烹調時額外加入的,過多鹽份會做成高血壓和水腫,以下是常見鹽份攝取過多的成因:

  • – 加入鹽份到食物中上或烹飪過程中加入過量的鹽。
  • – 吃過鹹的食物例如如鹹味餅乾和加工食物
  • – 使用即食食物

| 如何降低鹽份攝取

  • – 不要加入過多鹽份於烹調中選用天然調味料例如薑、蔥、蒜和胡椒粉去代替食鹽和醬油。
  • – 取代味道少吃鹽份不代表無味。嘗試以下方法去幫助提升味道:
  • – 蒸,微波或炒以保持其天然風味。嘗試在食譜中添加天然香料。
    • 例如: 檸檬汁,柑橘皮,洋蔥,大蒜,葡萄酒,番茄,醋,塔巴斯科和辣椒醬。

| 以下為高鹽食物

肉類和肉類產品

煙熏或醃製肉類,如煙肉和火腿。

加工過的肉類,如香腸,鹹肉,薩拉米香腸或罐頭肉類。

鹽水罐裝魚。

牛奶和乳製品

加工乳酪

有鹽牛油

Fetta芝士

醬料,助料和調味品

花生醬

肉和魚醬

豉油

雞湯磚

蒜鹽

蔬菜類

罐頭蔬菜

橄欖

小食

鹽焗堅果

餅乾

薯片和椒鹽脆餅

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