Is it OK to eat frozen chicken and is frozen chicken nutritious

Meat is indeed something that can bring happiness to people, but now that pork ** has skyrocketed, it is not easy to have a sense of happiness, but pork is expensive and you can eat chicken, and all kinds of chicken in this supermarket are also very common. Moreover, the meat quality of this chicken is also relatively digestible and has a lot of protein, which is also very good for the body. In the supermarket, there are still all kinds of frozen chicken, among which frozen chicken thighs are the most popular, which is also because we all prefer to eat chicken thighs.

Can you eat frozen chicken thighs in supermarkets safely? Avoid these three minefields and make sure you eat with confidence!

These frozen chicken thighs** are really not expensive, but can these frozen chicken thighs that look cheap but have a bit of suspicion really be eaten with confidence? Maybe this is a question that many people have when they encounter these chicken legs. After all, fried chicken thighs are really delicious, and frozen chicken thighs are really cheap to process, but are you really at ease?

In fact, this still needs to be understood by consumers themselves to judge. As long as you avoid the minefield of buying frozen chicken thighs, you can eat chicken thighs in the delicious direction.

First, you can't buy chicken thighs with too thick ice. If the ice layer of chicken thighs is too thick, it must have been frozen for too long and the weight is also very bad, although the frozen ones are not very fresh, but there is no need to choose the least fresh, and there are so many ice cubes, so heavy and very heavy. It's really a loss to buy.

It's not good for the body and the wallet.

The second is to look at the surface color of the chicken thighs. The surface color is very important, if the skin of the chicken leg is black, then don't want the chicken leg for nothing. Because the chicken thighs turn black.

The main thing is that it is put for too long, this kind of chicken leg may be bad inside and out, and it must be pulled by itself, and some small traders and vendors may take this kind of chicken leg for sale, we should observe the surface color of the chicken leg when we buy it.

Third, touch the chicken legs. Although this chicken leg is frozen, you can still feel the surface of the chicken thigh, except for those ice cubes that are too thick, so just give it up. The main thing about touching the surface of the chicken leg is the touch, if it feels very loose to the touch, then even if it looks very fresh, it may actually be preservative, the surface is good, the inside has begun to age, and the chicken leg with preservatives, do you dare to eat it?

That is, these frozen chicken thighs can be bought, but they need to be carefully selected to avoid minefields, they are cheaper than fresh chicken thighs, mainly because there is a long sales period, which can greatly increase the sales time and avoid loss. In addition, the cost of the broiler itself is very low, but as long as you pick it well, you can still eat it.

Of course, frozen chicken can be eaten, these frozen foods are qualified products that have been inspected and quarantined by animal husbandry and veterinary medicine before they can leave the factory, and they are not imported frozen foods that meet national quality standards.

Try not to freeze chicken for more than three months. If it doesn't taste good for more than three months, try not to eat it.

Frozen chickens have no nutrients.

Compared with chilled chicken, frozen chicken not only has a slightly lower nutritional value, but also has a slightly worse taste.

This is due to the fact that the moisture in the meat product will condense to form ice crystals during the process of dropping from room temperature to below freezing, resulting in the expansion of cell volume, the destruction of tissue structure, and the denaturation of freezing.

After the meat is thawed after leaving the cold storage, the thawing process will also partially damage the cells, and the water contained in it will precipitate, so that the surface of the meat will be dry, the meat fiber will become thicker, the meat color will become darker, the fat tissue will also be partially oxidized, and the meat quality will deteriorate, resulting in poor taste.

It is best not to refreeze thawed chicken as it will spoil after refreezing. The taste of the muscles will also deteriorate, and of course, the nutritional value will also decrease, and most importantly, the chicken will also produce toxins after repeated freezing and thawing.

First of all, we must understand that the refrigerator can keep food fresh to a certain extent, but in the final analysis, it only plays a role in freezing, keeping food fresh through low temperature. However, this low temperature cannot keep the food fresh all the time, for example, chicken, which is not operated in a vacuum during slaughtering and processing, so if it is exposed to the air, there will be bacteria in the chicken. When we buy the chicken from the market and put it in the refrigerator to freeze it, this process does not kill the bacteria on the chicken, but only allows some of the bacteria to go into a dormant state.

When one day we need to take the meat out of the fridge and thaw it. At that time, the chicken that was originally frozen would produce a lot of protein and moisture due to the rise in temperature. At this time, the bacteria that had been dormant also regained their vitality, devouring a large amount of protein and water on the chicken.

In this process, more bacteria will be produced, so if the chicken is frozen and thawed repeatedly, the number of bacteria covering the chicken will increase the number of dormancy and reproduction, and after a large amount of accumulation, some bacteria will also produce certain toxins. This kind of toxin-producing chicken cannot be killed even if it is cooked at high temperatures, so once this kind of chicken is eaten by the human body, it can cause vomiting and stomach upset at worst, and it can also cause cancer.

There is also a little bit of chicken that has been frozen and thawed repeatedly, and its cell membrane will be slowly destroyed with thawing and thawing, so that a lot of meat moisture and protein will be lost, and the meat will become hard, and it will not taste as delicious as fresh muscle.

Therefore, whether it is in terms of taste or health, do not freeze and thaw the chicken repeatedly, and in daily life, it is best to buy as much as you want, and try to eat fresh ingredients.

Yes, as long as it is not moldy and deteriorated, you can freeze it again and eat it later, but then again, it's best not to do this, and eat it if you want to thaw it, and it's really not good to freeze it repeatedly.

After the chicken is thawed, if you don't eat it, you can continue to freeze it later.

If you can't eat it, you have to freeze it again, but it is not recommended to freeze the food repeatedly, it is best to eat it in a short time.