Report No: 0080ND
Medical person: Prof Zeng :)
The Subject: Instant Noodles
Sent to: ANYONE :)
What it is:
- A money-saving food!! You could just cook a packet of it for lunch or dinner for just around 50 cents (or less!), whereas eating out is like $4 plus. AND there is a large selection to choose from: chicken, beef, mee goreng................................(the list goes on and on and on and on and on :))
- Actually, packs of brick-like curlicues morph into long, rubbery noodles in a salty soup base in just five minutes- yup, its instant.
- May also be consumed raw from the packet, as the noodles are already cooked, usually by FRYING using OIL
- Often named: Junk Food.
- Normally for people who can't cook, well, like me, and those who are trying to save money.
Nutritional Facts in 1 packet 100g
Calories: 453 ALOT!!!
Calories from fats: 150
Amount Per Serving
Calories 453.1 kcal
Calories 1896 kj
Carbohydrates 65.5 g 
Calories from Carbohydrates 255.45 kcal
% Calories from Carbohydrates 56.38 %
Fat 17.1 g
Calories from Fat 150.48 kcal
% Calories from Fat 33.21 %
Monounsaturated Fat 6.45 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.024 g
Protein 9.3 g
Calories from Protein 38.13 kcal
% Calories from Protein 8.42 %
Saturated Fat 7.63 g
Ash 3.4 g
FA 8:0 Caprylic 0.009 g
FA 10:0 Capric 0.009 g
FA 12:0 Lauric 0.075 g
FA 14:0 Myristic 0.171 g
FA 14:1 Myristoleic 0.009 g
FA 15:0 Pentadecanoic 0.01 g
FA 16:0 Palmitic 6.556 g
FA 16:1 Palmitoleic 0.029 g
FA 17:0 Heptadecanoic 0.01 g
FA 18:0 Stearic 0.766 g
FA 18:1 Oleic 6.383 g
FA 18:2 Linoleic 0.976 g
FA 18:3 Linolenic 0.038 g
FA 20:0 Arachidic 0.058 g
FA 20:1 Gadoleic 0.038 g
FA 20:4 Arachidonic 0.01 g
FA 22:0 Behenic 0.01 g
Iron, Fe 4.27 mg
Sodium, Na 1160 mg
Water 4.7 g
SEE??????
ITS VERY VERY BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOW LEH??????
1) The Salty Mee
Instant Noodles contain MSG!!!
That is monosodium glutamate, also called ajinomoto, accent and vetsin. It enhances the flavour of the noodles, so that it will taste so nice that you will buy more and more.
Guess what? It is 60% sodium- It is just practically SALT!! Too much salt will cause a hypertension environment in the body which results in higher blood pressures which may lead to stroke and even heart attacks! And normally you boil the ingredients in the powder with MSG in it while cooking the instant noodles. This will change the molecular structures of the MSG causing it to be toxic.
AND Its dehydrates the body. That's why you normally feel very thirsty after eating something cooked with MSG in it.
random thought: I know cooks put MSG in the food to save money to buy stuff to give the food its taste. BUT. Do you think that they knew the customers are going to get very thirsty after consuming the food, SO they purposely put it in so they can profit on drinks too?? heheheee... randomness
Anyways, its bad!!! You may get so dehydrated that you can fall ill very easily because of the lack of water in your body. :(
Also, people who are allergic to it will get burning sensations, chest and facial flushing, or pain and headaches
2) The Fired Fried Fatty Mee
The noodles are fried in the manufacturing process resulting in high levels of saturated fats and/or trans fats (depending on the type of oil used). This leads to chronic heart diseases caused by the increase of LDL levels.
However, it may even contain interesterified fats. They are oils that have been genetically modified, like soybean oil, to make them more solid, less liable to go rancid and more stable for things like deep frying. They replace partially hydrogenated oils.
Interesterified fats fats may raise blood sugar levels higher than saturated fats and lower HDL even more than trans fats because of the genetic modification of the stearic acid in the molecules. The stearic acid is placed in the middle fatty-acid position on a fat molecule, so it is not as easily metabolized.
This leads to even more severe heart diseases, and maybe diabetes (??)!!!
Read more shocking news at: http://www.theheart.org/article/765927.do
3) The waxy mee
YUP. Instant noodles contain WAX. They are coated with wax to help them retain the noodle's nice curly-wurly shape. Also it helps preserve the noodles for a longer time in its packet and the noodles can be kept together in a nice brick-like shape.
The wax will be melted when you boil the noodles so the noodles can get soften by the hot water.
This wax takes about 4 to 5 days for the body to excrete out after comsumption of the noodles. AND the killer: the wax may even cause cancer!!!!
DON'T EAT SO MUCH!!
4) The Junk Mee
Instant noodles is only rich in carbohydrates because of the noodles, BUT extremely low in vitamins, minerals and fibre, sometimes even none!!!
It can cause obesity you know?
If consumed in large amounts, there will be a lot of carbs from the many packets of instant noodles, making people fat. :(
So why make yourself fat over something that you can't even benefit from?
MUAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still want to stock up on instant noodles?????!!!
THINK AGAIN.
