Which is more healthy, oil or salt? Experts give suggestions on the content of the ginger

 9:24am, 28 June 2025

Sauce is not only an indispensable ingredient in Chinese kitchens, but also popular around the world. The market size will reach 48.1 billion yuan in 2022; it is estimated that by 2032, this number will double. Nutritionist and spokesperson for the American Diet Association Caroline Susie said that the sauce has a salty, delicious and sweet taste that can match perfectly with many foods.

Sauce has anti-inflammatory effects, but it should be consumed appropriately

The US Today report says that the impact of soy sauce on health can be said to have both advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, it contains a lot of dietary antioxidants and has certain antibacterial properties. Tara Schmidt, a nutritionist at Mayo Clinic, pointed out that although sauce has anti-inflammatory effects, it should be consumed appropriately.

{9 Although soybean foods can bring some benefits to health, what is worrying about soy oil is its high concentration of ginger content, Smith said. Suxi notes that a ton of soy sauce contains 40% of the recommended daily loading intake of 2300 mg. Eating too much salts can lead to hypertension, heart disease and mediocrity.

Although the ginger content of soy sauce is very high, about 870 mg per spoon, it is still far below the 6976 mg ginger contained in a butter of salt, which is why some people use soy sauce instead of salt. "The Truth About Low Thyroid" author Josh Redd said that for patients with hypertension who need to reduce their intake, soybean oil is the best alternative to salt. If you choose low-calorie soy sauce, the ginger content can be further reduced, and the flavor will not be reduced at all; the ginger content of low-calorie soy sauce is about half of the ordinary soy sauce, and some people even think that the lingering oil tastes too strong.

At the same time, because the sauce contains small ingredients, people with autoimmune or chronic diseases need to be careful when eating in large quantities. Reid said they found that most people with autoimmune disease have gluten intolerance; Susie suggested that these people choose gluten intolerance or alternatives to sauce. Reed said that histamine intolarance is another common problem that some people will encounter when eating soybeans; fermented foods such as soybeans contain a lot of fermented amine, which can cause skin, runny nose and other allergies. He suggested that these people use a small amount of salt instead of sauce.

(This article is selected from World News Network)

Responsible editor Ye Zicen