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Better Vegetable Chips High fiber alternative to potato chips
In the past, they were more likely to be found in special shops such as health food stores. Vegetable chips are now also available in many supermarkets. Many consumers have a reputation for being healthier than traditional potato chips. Consumer advocates have some information ready.
High percentage of fiber
In addition to the well-known potato chips you will find more and more often in the supermarket shelves and vegetable chips - for example, beetroot, turnip or sweet potato. It is known that vegetables are healthy, but is this also true for the fried vegetable slices? "It is positive that these vegetable chips have a relatively high fiber content," said Gabriele Graf of the consumer center NRW, according to a message from the news agency dpa. However, the products are overall only a bit lower in calories than conventional chips.
Healthy alternative to potato chips: vegetable chips. Image: MiLo Photography - fotolia Fat content as with potato chips
The consumer service Bavaria explained in an earlier report that the vegetable slices are usually fried and salted only in sunflower oil and contain no additives such as flavor enhancers. The fat content is similar to that of potato chips. According to the experts, the great advantage of vegetables - low in calories, rich in valuable vitamins, minerals and healthy phytochemicals - is lost to the chips. The content of heat-sensitive vitamins and phytochemicals decreases by frying.
Just make vegetable chips yourself
According to the experts, vegetables are the only food group that can never be too much. Those who find vegetable chips delicious can occasionally treat themselves to a small portion, but it should not be more than 50 grams per day. Vegetable chips are also easy to make, for example from zucchini. As the consumer center NRW explains, you cut the washed zucchini into thin slices and spread them on a baking tray. Then let it dry in the oven at 100 degrees. Depending on the thickness of the slices, the whole thing takes about 50 minutes. Finally, sprinkle with a little salt. (Ad)