Written By: Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti | Published : October 13, 2017, 2:45 PM
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Sweets are an indispensable part of Indian festivals. And this is the time of the season, we head to sweet shops to pack kilos of sweets. But before you do so, you need to read about some interesting facts about sweets, says Dr Saurabh Arora, Founder of Foodsafetyhelpine.com, Director of Auriga Research and Arbro pharmaceuticals.
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To reduce your weight fast, first of all, stop eating sweets. To reduce obesity, it is essential to give up sweets because most sweet and artificial sugar has high-calorie content. If you like sweets and eat more, problems like a cavity can occur. To reduce your sweet cravings, include nuts and fresh fruits. Fruits and nuts are low in calories. Along with this, it proves helpful in reducing weight.
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Food manufacturers, sweet-makers, bakers, restaurants and processed food manufacturers use different kinds of permitted colours in sweets, bakeries and savouries. This is because, artificial colours are less expensive, more stable and long lasting and give the product an appealing bright colour.
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Food colours are categorised as permitted and non-permitted colours. Use of non-permitted food colours and use of colours above the prescribed food regulatory limit is called adulteration as there is a loss in quality in such foods.
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Sweets that are coloured bright pink, green, bright yellow and green can be suspected of containing non-permitted colours. Hence, to prevent the adverse side effects of non permitted food colours it is advised to avoid these sweets, especially festivals like Diwali, when it's rampantly used.
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Rather than using artificial food colours, it is wise to go natural. Use of traditional food colouring agents made from fruits and vegetables like saffron, turmeric, beetroots and Kashmiri chilli powder in foods can give you the desired colours along with being healthy.
