Soy sauce-flavoured cotton candy anyone?

(THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Korean condiment maker Sempio Foods Co said it would unveil its soy sauce cotton candy on Oct 2.

In Japan, ice cream and candies that use soy sauce have already been enjoyed. But it is the first time in the world that cotton candy has been made of soy sauce, the company said.

Based on the idea that saltiness adds sweetness in flavour, Sempio, best known for its soy sauce products, started research.

In order to make cotton candy, the research team enriched soy sauce then made it into powder.

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What do you think of this? I think the japanese are addicted to soya sauce - sodium content is relatively high. On the same note, Singaporeans have exceeded the recommended sodium intake per day. Here are the facts:

SINGAPORE: A recent Health Promotion Board Salt Intake Study showed eight in 10 Singapore residents exceeded the recommended daily intake by more than 60 per cent.

The recommended daily salt intake is 5g - which is equivalent to one teaspoon.

To counter the over-consumption of salt, a Finest Food Programme has been launched to encourage companies to develop healthier salt and other functional food.

The programme is put together by the Health Promotion Board, SPRING Singapore and Singapore Food Manufacturers' Association.

The aim is to reduce the proportion of those exceeding the salt recommendation by 30 per cent - to six in 10 - by 2015.

"We need to give people healthier food options. It's particularly important in Singapore as six in ten people eat out at least four times a week," said Dr Amy Khor, Minister of State for Health.

As such, the Health Promotion Board is working with industry partners to develop a "healthier salt".

"The reason why the salt is unhealthy is because it contains sodium. Now, with this healthier salt, we replace sodium with potassium....this blended salt is good, as due to its reduced sodium, it lowers the risk of hypertension," said Ang Hak Seng, CEO of the Health Promotion Board.

The healthier salt will contain 65 per cent sodium as opposed to 98 per cent in normal salt.

It will also be 40 per cent cheaper than imported healthy salt, and will hit the shelves by next April.

The Finest Food Programme will also harness food science expertise from the polytechnics to test-bed healthier food products.

Several reformulation projects are already underway.

Local food manufacturer Ha Li Fa recently developed their popular BoBo fish balls and fish cakes to have a lower salt content.

Some of these products will be promoted for use in hawker centres.

The survey also revealed that most of the salt in the local diet comes from table salt and sauces. Of this, almost two-thirds are consumed outside the home.

Meanwhile, processed food such as fish cakes, breads and noodles are estimated to contribute another 37 per cent of the population's salt intake.

- CNA/cc

I think we better start watching what we eat since we spend so much time outside/in school. Clearly, we know the side effects of having too much salt in one's diet. Not only do we have 
to watch the sugar, we need to take note of the salt too! Healthy eating starts today!


PS: THINK OF THE AMOUNT OF SEAWEED WE ATE IN CLASS TODAY!!!!!