Why moon cakes are high in calories
VTC News quoted Assoc.Prof.Dr.There are chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes.
Mooncakes have many types, many flavors, weight, depending on the type of cake and ingredients that the amount of calories will be different.Artwork
The energy of moon cake is mainly from starch, especially the plastic cakes.A moon cake is about 170g provided from 500 to 700 kcal depending on the type of cake and ingredients.Meanwhile, a 500 ml milk tea contains 300 to 400 kcal.Eat moon cakes, if you do not pay attention to control of the total energy during the day, it can easily lead to excess energy, weight gain, obesity, blood sugar disorders, increased risk of diabetes.Unlated nutritional components (carbohydrate and fat ratio), incomplete vitamins and low fiber also have many potential health risks.
According to Dr. Nguyen Trong Hung-National Nutrition Institute, a 10x4 cm round cake provides 800-1,200 calories equivalent to 5 medium bowls of rice, 2.5 times a bowl of beef noodle soup (about 430 calories).
Mooncakes have many types with weight 120g, 150g, 180g, 210g, 230g.The main ingredient of moon cake is dough, sugar, butter, lard ... The shell of traditional moon cakes as well as bean filling, lotus seeds ... are marinated with a lot of fat and sugar.Therefore, the cake contains a lot of energy, fat and sweetness.
Specifically, in 25g of cakes (equivalent to 1/5-1/10 cakes) contains 95-122 calories, including 10-13g of sugar powder and 4.3-7.7g of fat.Thus, a 180g moon cake provides from 500 to 700 calories, depending on the type of cake and ingredients.Some types of mixed cakes may contain nearly 1,000 calories.For example, mixed moon cake with two eggs 250g eggs provides 1,095 calories, glucid (sugar powder) 104.5g;Green bean moon cake with an energy of 807 calories, glucid 158.1g.
The more moon cake is egg yolk, the higher the energy.Meanwhile, a bowl of rice is about 200 calories and glucid 44.2 g;An average bowl of beef noodle soup 430 calories, glucid 59.3g.So when eating should pay attention to the risk of weight gain, you can exercise after eating to drain energy.
Is moon cake less sweet than health?
Even if it is a low -sugar moon cake, this type of cake is not good for health.Artwork
Even after the sweetness has been reduced, the fat content in moon cake is still high.According to Dr. Koh, most moon cakes use fat or oil containing saturated fats that are harmful to people with high cholesterol and heart disease.
In order not to affect health, experts recommend that moon cakes as a snack after the main meal, eating cake when full to avoid overeating.People with diabetes, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, people who have skin problems should not eat too much moon cakes, according toVnExpress.