Nutritional benefits of ponmo The nutritional analysis of a 40 gram piece ofponmois: Calories (150g); Total fat (4g); Saturated fat (1g); Poly saturated fat (0g); Mono saturated fat (0g); Trans fat (0g); Cholesterol (0g); Sodium (0mg); Potassium (0mg); Total carbohydrate (0g); Dietary fibre (0g); Sugars (0 per cent); Proteins (0 per cent); Vitamin A (0 per cent); Vitamin C (0 per cent); Calcium (0 per cent); Iron (0 per cent). From this analysis, you will see thatponmois completely lacking in all nutrients. Smoking contaminates meat In addition to this, during the production process ofponmo, the hides and skin are usually subjected to naked flames so as to enable the hides to burn off the skin. During the burning process, a lot of different unhygienic substances such as trash, wood, charcoal, rubber tires and so on, are thrown into the furnace to sustain the blazing heat. As the furnace burns, the combusting wood, gas, or charcoal emits chemicals known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which finds its way into the smoked food and contaminates it. Exposure to PAHs is known to cause skin, liver, stomach and several other types of cancers in laboratory animals. In addition to this, epidemiological studies have found a positive statistical correlation between intestinal tract cancer and frequent intake of smoked food. These studies have also linked occupational exposure to PAHs to cancer in humans. When PAHs from a flame mingle with nitrogen, say from a slab of meat, they can form nitrated PAHs or NPAHs. NPAHs are even more carcinogenic than PAHs in laboratory experiments. All these particles are, in fact, an irritant to our digestive systems because we are not naturally intended to inhale or consume smoke particles. Just as you wouldn’t want to eat cigarette ends, eating smoked foods puts you at similar risks as smoking and also contains many of the same chemicals found in cigarettes. Yes,ponmois a delicacy, but the nutritional values and the health implications of consuming smoked foodsmay begin to make us look in another direction. However, if you are aponmoaddict, you can choose to eat the whiteponmo. That type is not subjected to the burning process. Rather, the hide is usually removed by using very hot water, in addition to the use of blades to shave off the hair. We need to begin to imbibe a healthy eating lifestyle. We need to realise that today’s decisions will be tomorrow’s reality. We need to make changes to our lifestyle that will increase our longevity. There are several foods we may need to let go of in order to live a healthier, fuller and more rewarding life. Jumah mubaraq.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:47:03 +0000
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