Can instant noodles be cooked in a microwave?

The food that everyone should be most familiar with includes instant noodles, because sometimes when people don’t have time to cook, they will think of eating instant noodles. Although instant noodles are very convenient, they affect people's digestive function. Moreover, eating instant noodles in paper tubes frequently will cause the substances in them to affect people's digestive function. So you must not eat instant noodles frequently. But is it true that instant noodles are indigestible?

Instant noodles are generally completely digested by the human body within 2-3 hours. However, everyone's digestive ability is different, so it depends on the specific situation.

Many people have a misunderstanding that instant noodles are difficult to digest. In fact, the main ingredients of instant noodles are wheat flour, palm oil, seasoning sauce and dehydrated vegetable leaves, which are necessary ingredients for human nutrition and are very easy to digest.

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Instant noodles, also known as fast food noodles, instant noodles, cup noodles, quick-cooked noodles, fast noodles, and ready-to-eat noodles, are called doll noodles in Hong Kong. They are a type of noodle food that can be cooked and eaten with hot water in a short time.

Instant noodles are made by steaming and frying shredded noodles to fix their shape (usually square or round). Before eating, they are boiled in boiling water to dissolve the seasonings and heated to make the noodles ready to eat within a short time (usually within 3 minutes).

The main common misunderstandings about instant noodles are as follows:

1. Instant noodles are not nutritionally complete and lack protein, vitamins and minerals;

2. High oil and salt content, which is not good for health;

3. Food with additives is not good food.

Professor Wang Shuo, president of Tianjin University of Science & Technology, pointed out that from the perspective of cost-effectiveness of food, a high-quality instant noodle product is significantly higher than similar fast foods such as hamburgers and quick-frozen dumplings; from the perspective of nutritional balance of food, instant noodles are also better than traditional staple foods such as steamed buns and rice.

From the perspective of food safety, instant noodles with a reputable brand name are safer than meals sold at various stalls or take-out lunch boxes. The "junk food" label that was previously attached to instant noodles was not only not supported by evidence, but was instead an unscientific rumor.

Although instant noodles have the advantage of balanced macronutrients and are suitable as a source of energy for regular meals and as a convenient meal in emergencies, experts also remind that while enjoying the convenience brought by instant noodles, consumers should pair them with vegetables and fruits in a timely manner to supplement the needs of other macro- and micronutrients, and drink plenty of water to make the dietary structure more reasonable and healthy.