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Canned food is practical and durable because it is often used as food stock. In addition to the advantages that can be stored for a long time, canned foods are also often accused of not as good as, containing preservatives, less nutritious, less vitamins, also have high levels of sugar and salt. Is it true? Let's look at five facts about canned food below.

1. Considered less nutritious


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Canned food is often considered less nutritious when compared to fresh food or frozen food, because canned food must be processed first with very high temperatures before canning. Well high temperatures are considered to damage some of the nutrients contained in these foods.

According to Bridget Benelam, a nutrition scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation , reported by the BBC , said that in general there are some foods which include good nutrition, canned salmon, beans such as chickpeas and lentils which are good sources of protein and fiber, also low fat.

2. Contains a little vitamin
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Besides being less nutritious canned food is also considered to have a little vitamin, really? Basically, all foods processed by heating will surely release some of the nutrients and vitamins in them, including fresh foods and frozen foods that must be heated before they are consumed. Likewise fresh vegetables that contain lots of nutrients and vitamins, but over time the content of these vitamins will decrease even when stored in the refrigerator.

Bridget said, in canned food there might be some nutrients that are lost during the cooking process such as vitamin C and thiamine. But will this have an impact on health? According to Bridget this depends on the whole diet and one can combine with other foods.


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3. Tin cans which are considered dangerous
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Many people worry that cans contain dangerous chemicals, including substances called Bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is usually used to make plastic including plastic containers used to store food, not only that BPA is also used to make several protective coatings and cans of food and beverages. But not to worry, canned food manufacturers must have calculated the level of BPA that is safe to use for food packaging.

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If you want to avoid BPA from canned food, try the following tips:

Look at the tin packaging, is there a BPA-free statement.
Buy fresh or frozen food.
Buy food in glass or tetrapack packaging.
4. Can canned food be stored just after the can is opened?
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Cans are made of steel with a fine layer of tin or chromium oxide to protect them from rust. For acidic foods such as tomatoes, a thin layer or varnish is used on the back of the can.

It is better not to store food in cans that have been opened or reuse empty cans for cooking or storing food, transfer the entire contents to another container, because the metal content contained in the can can move to food through the open air.

But this does not apply to cans that can be opened and re-closed, because this type of food with packaging, does not react with cans.

5. History of canned food
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The history of canning began in Napoleon's time, believed he offered a prize of 12,000 French Francs to anyone who could find a way to prevent damage to military food supplies.

Napoleon gave a prize in 1795 to Nicholas Appert who discovered the process of packing meat and poultry in glass bottles by clogging and soaking them in boiling water. This military secret soon reached England where in 1810 Peter Durand patented the use of metal containers for canning.

Now that's five things you need to know about canned food, eating it can be as long as it is balanced with foods that contain better vitamins and fiber.