Ushungamu lweXanthan: Okufanele ukwazi ngalesi sithako ekudleni okuningi okuhlanganisiwe

—— Izithasiselo zokudla zinegama elibi - kepha ezinye, njenge-xanthan gum, zingcono kunezinye.

 Uma kuziwa ekufundeni ilebuli yokudla okunempilo, okufushane kuhlu lwezithako, kungcono. Izithako ezimbalwa kwelebula lokudla zisho ukuthi kunendawo encane yezithasiselo eziyinqaba, amakhemikhali noma ezinye izinto, kimi, ezingezona ezokudla kwangempela. Esinye isibonakaliso sokuthi ukudla okudlayo kusetshenzwe nge-ultra (futhi akuyona into enhle kakhulu empilweni yakho) uhlu lwezithako ezinezithako ezizwakalayo noma ezinzima ukuzwakalisa.

Isithako esisodwa esihle kakhulu kuyo yonke into (ikakhulukazi imikhiqizo engenayo i-gluten) kulezi zinsuku yi-xanthan gum. Kuyisengezo sokudla esivamile esisetshenziswa emikhiqizweni eminingi kusuka kuzimpahla ezibhakiwe kuya ekugqokeni isaladi. “Sivame ukusetshenziswa ekubhakeni okungenayo i-gluten ne-vegan, njengoba kusebenza ukuvimbela futhi kubophe izithako, kanye nokwengeza ivolumu kumkhiqizo ophelile,” kusho u-Amy Gorin, isazi sokudla okunempilo esibhalisiwe endaweni yaseNew York City.

Kepha yize kuzwakala kuxaka njengexanthan gum, kusho ukuthini empilweni yakho futhi KULUNGILE ukuyidla nsuku zonke? Ngezansi, isazi sokudla esibhalisiwe sichaza ukuthi kuyini, kutholakala kuphi nokuthi kufanele ukugweme ukukudla noma cha. 

Iyini i-xanthan gum ncamashi?

I-Xanthan gum isetshenziswa njenge-binder, stabilizer kanye ne-emulsifier emikhiqizweni yokudla. Ayitholakali endalweni futhi kufanele yenziwe. Ngokusho kwe-USDA, yenziwa ngokuthatha uhlobo lwe-carbohydrate, njenge-glucose noma i-sucrose, bese uyibilisa ngamagciwane.

Ngokuqondile, i-xanthan gum iyi-polysaccharide nefayibha encibilikayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umzimba wakho awukwazi ukukugaya, okungekubi, kepha kungaba yinkinga kwabanye abantu abanezinkinga zamathumbu. 

Kuphephile?

I-Xanthan gum iphephile futhi ingahle ibe nezinzuzo ezithile zezempilo. Umphumela owodwa ongaba khona wokudla i-xanthan gum ukuthi ungaba nomthelela we-laxative. Uma unanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwezinkinga zokugaya ukudla, lokhu kungenza izinto zibe zimbi kakhulu noma kukhulise isisu esivele sizwela. Ngisho noma ungakhathazeki ngalezo zimpawu, khumbula ukuthi ungakanani i-xanthan gum oyisebenzisayo nokuthi ingakanani i-fiber ekudleni kwakho - awufuni into enhle kakhulu.

“Uma udla inani elithe xaxa le-fiber - noma ngisho nangaphezulu kwalokho ojwayele ukukudla - ungaba nemiphumela engemihle efana negesi nohudo. Ukuthatha i-fiber eningi kakhulu kungadala nokuthi ube nomsoco we-malabsorb, ”kusho uGorin.

Abaphenyi bathole ukuthi i-xanthan gum ingaba nemiphumela emihle ehlukahlukene kwezempilo, njengokusiza ukuzinzisa ushukela wegazi nokusiza abantu abanenkinga yokugwinya. Futhi, kukhonjisiwe ukwehlisa ukukhula kwesimila kumagundane anomdlavuza wesikhumba.

Kufanele ugweme i-xanthan gum?

Okokugcina, azikho izifundo eziningi zabantu ku-xanthan gum ukunikeza isiphetho esinqunyiwe sokuthi ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside kuthinta kanjani impilo yakho, kepha ochwepheshe abaningi bathi ayinabungozi. Uma unezinkinga zokugaya ukudla, ukukugwema kungakusiza ukuvimbela izimpawu ezingafuneki noma izimpawu ezandayo. “Zisetshenziswa ngokulinganisela, lezi zinsini kufanele ziphephe kubantu abaningi abazisebenzisayo. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho uqala ukuthatha imali eyeqile lapho ungaba nezinkinga khona, ”kusho uGorin.