How much sodium do you want in fish cake…If you eat 2 or 3 pieces of square fish cake with soup, the recommended daily intake is exceeded
Jan 14, 2025
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According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, local fish cake sales rose to 757.7 billion won in 2022 from 692.1 billion won in 2018.
In this regard, the Korea Consumer Agency tested the quality and safety of a total of 12 fish cakes (6 square fish cakes and 6 assorted fish cakes) and surveyed the display conditions and prices, and found that fish cakes had a high protein content compared to the daily nutritional content standard, but also had a high sodium content, which required careful intake. In particular, it was found that excessive sodium could be consumed when fish cake was cooked in soup or soup and even soup was consumed.
The caloric value per 100g of the product tested was 139 ㎉ to 214 ㎉ (7 percent to 11 percent of the daily energy need estimate), 14g to 32g of carbohydrates (4 percent to 10 percent of the daily nutritional content standard), 8g to 14g (15% to 25 percent) of protein, and 1.7g to 5.8g of fat (3 percent to 11 percent). The protein content was relatively high compared to the daily nutritional content standard, and the carbohydrate, fat, and saturated fat content were low.
The sodium content based on 100g of fish cakes surveyed was 689mg to 983mg (34%-49% of the daily nutritional content standard), and 100g of fish cakes (two to three square fish cakes) could consume more sodium than 667mg (33%), which is the appropriate amount per meal.
In particular, the sodium content per soup (one dose) of four products containing soup was an average of 1944mg (1488mg to 3015mg, 74% to 151% of the daily nutritional content standard), similar to that of ramen soup (15g, 1982mg). In the case of these products, if you eat 100g of fish cake and soup (one soup, one serving), you will consume 2,324mg to 3,704mg of sodium (116% to 185%). The World Health Organization (WHO) sets a recommended daily sodium dose of about 2000mg, equivalent to about 5g of salt.
On the other hand, a consumer survey found that fish cakes are mainly cooked and consumed with soy sauce and red pepper paste, indicating that it is necessary to adjust the amount of intestines used in consideration of sodium content when cooking fish cakes. Blanching fish cakes in boiling water for 30 seconds can reduce the amount of sodium (about 200mg), which is 10% of the daily nutritional content standard.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
