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- Carcinogenic substances
- How do the metals get into the rice waffles?
- How dangerous are the rice waffles?
Carcinogenic substances
Rice cakes are healthy and low in calories: a popular snack. But beware! Rice cakes are heavy metals and dangerous especially for children.
Rice cakes are a healthy alternative to biscuits and cakes. Or a light snack for hunger in between. Especially with parents, the sugar-free snack is popular. The greater the shock that many rice waffles are anything but healthy. Öko-Test has made the test: Rice cakes include arsenic, cadmium and acrylamide. Heavy metals that can cause cancer.
How do the metals get into the rice waffles?
China is one of the main growing countries of rice. Here, the heavy metals mainly through fertilizer and sewage sludge in the soil and thus in the rice. In Asia, too, many semi-metals reach rice via the groundwater in the soil.
How dangerous are the rice waffles?
The metal cadmium damages bones and kidneys. In low dose it can lead to abdominal pain and nausea. Those who regularly eat rice waffles can damage their genetic material in the long term. The same applies to acrylamide. The chemical compound is formed when heating carbohydrate-rich foods, as in the production of rice crackers. Acrylamide is said to have a carcinogenic effect.
Beware of small children! The Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) recommends not to exceed the maximum weekly dose of 20 mg for infants. The low body weight of children can triple the metal concentration of rice waffles.
Some producers have already responded to the result and removed the rice waffles from the assortment. Make sure you buy a low arsenic content or buy corn waffles right away.
