From a combination between rice, seaweed and fishWhat can you expect but a meal of the most healthy? That is the perception of the sushi, a dish that, in recent years, has won a unprecedented popularity. So much so that it is one of the most ordered dishes at home, along with pizza. However, some studies have shown that this food of Japanese origin it has ingredients that are not too convenient. Do you want to find out if sushi is healthy? Keep reading!
The sushi boom in Spain
La Asian food (or the perception of it), has been present in Spain for several decades. Without a doubt, one of the most consumed and fashionable foods is the sushi. It does not matter if it is for lunch or dinner, to take it with someone, as a couple or with friends; while watching a movie on a Friday night or eating before going back to work.
The sushi has established with force in the diet of the Spanish, so much so that there are many specialized restaurants in this delicacy. And for those who prefer to do it themselves, all Ingredients needed can already be found in practically any supermarket. Some even offer different servings of sushi in quantity.
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In the eyes of its followers, it is a food ricoVery visual -Important aspect especially in these days when everything that is done or eaten is published on social networks-, easy to eat plus, healthy. But really sushi is healthy? The latter is one of the most debated issues around the Japanese dish because at first glance it does not give the impression of being a bad delicacy for your health.
How healthy is sushi?
Have you ever heard of heavy metals? Well, they are chemical elements found in certain foods and that can be harmful to your health. Thus, some ingredients that make up sushi carry them: tuna contains mercury, seaweed cadmium or iodine and the rice arsenic.
In addition, to prepare this Japanese recipe, a local rice is used which, although it is better to cook it, contains more starch than Spanish. This, if abused, can bring serious problems. The The crux of the matter actually lies in the added ingredients these top three when it comes to eating sushi. For example, to rice, to give it its characteristic texture and flavor, add vinegar, sugar and salt.
Or even sauces with which it is accompanied: soybean has a high salt content and teriyaki a high calorie content. With all this, if I know compare a slice of pizza with a few pieces of sushi, the latter could have more calories than the former. Surprising right?
Seaweed, a superfood?
All this does not mean that you should stop eating sushi outright, but that its consumption should be moderate and conscious and that you should know better what you are ingesting. For example, seaweed. We think of them as a superfood, but are they really?
The seaweed Cloud, the one that everyone knows to be one of the most characteristic elements of the sushi, is actually a processed pasta which is not too healthy. However, there are others such as sea lettuce that is produced in Spain and that is much more natural.
This is how it is transmitted consolation war, manager suralgae, in an interview at 20 minutes: the fresh seaweed is passed through "a process of selection, washing and purification before being packaged ”. Of course, the products to perform this cleaning "they do not have preservatives or colorants" and they have "ecological stamp”. Despite this careful and respectful treatment, experts recommend, as with everything, to consume them in moderation due to their high content in heavy metals.
We have seen that, like everything else, sushi in excess may have harmful consequences for our health. But consumed punctually, its properties can be a benefit too: it has a high content of proteinsIt is low in fat and is also easy to digest. Just remember that and that the answer to yes sushi is healthy it depends on your frequency of consumption! Enjoy this good Japanese food every now and then.
