Did you know that parents should be careful with rice cakes?

19-Apr-2024 - Rice naturally contains inorganic arsenic, which can cause cancer in large quantities. We cannot completely avoid arsenic, as it occurs naturally in the soil and is absorbed by plants. The European Union therefore applies maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in rice, rice cookies, rice cakes, ...

Olive oil in crisis: what to do?

Three questions for Silvia Monetti, team leader for food prices and food poverty at the NRW consumer advice center

15-Apr-2024 - The price of olive oil continues to rise: on average, it cost 51% more than a year ago in February 2024 and 54% more in March. This is despite the fact that inflation, including for food, has continued to fall recently. Compared to February 2021, olive oil now costs 90 percent more - meaning the ...

Asparagus enjoyment - that's what counts

Valuable tips on the white and green heralds of spring

02-Apr-2024 - Real asparagus fans are already waiting impatiently for the start of the local season, as it only lasts for a limited time and always ends on June 24. Hannah Zeyßig, nutrition expert at the NRW consumer advice center, summarizes how to easily identify fresh asparagus and store it ...

Did you know ... that berries work best on their own?

05-Feb-2024 - Whether in a smoothie, in muesli or as a fresh snack between meals: these small, low-sugar fruits are often praised for their health-promoting properties. And rightly so, because the flavanols contained in berries or grapes are bioactive compounds and therefore valuable ingredients for our ...

Why you can almost always eat the skin of fruit and vegetables without hesitation

17-Jan-2024 - But with the peel, please... The NRW consumer advice center reveals why we can safely eat the peel of almost all fruit and vegetables. Before snacking on an apple or carrot, many people reach for a paring knife. Some people have reservations about eating fruit and vegetables unpeeled or do so out ...

Hands off gummy bears with melatonin for children

Three questions for Angela Clausen, consultant for food in the health market at the NRW consumer advice center

10-Jan-2024 - A recent trend on social media has prompted pediatricians to issue a warning: Parents should not give their children food supplements containing the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin, especially not in the form of gummy bears. Angela Clausen, expert for food in the health market at the NRW ...

The snack trap: potato chips made from vegetables are not healthier

The fat content is sometimes higher than that of classic potato potato chips

30-Nov-2023 - Potato chips or snacks made from chickpeas, lentils, sweet potatoes or parsnips are no healthier than potato potato chips. That is the conclusion of a random market sample by the NRW consumer advice center. The nutrition experts have thus partially repeated a market check from 2020. ...