11 Canned Food Myths You Ve Probably Fallen For At Some Point C anned food is everywhere and has been for a long time. since the invention of canning in early 19th century france, which came about as a response to a public plea from the government to figure. Canned foods are high in salt. coryn shutterstock. this myth, like many, has a hint of truth in it; canned foods are indeed often quite high in salt, and the more processed a canned food is — think condensed soup — the more salt it's likely to have. the kitchn reports that just one cup of canned soup could give you all the salt you're meant.
11 Canned Food Myths You Ve Probably Fallen For At Some Point Dinty moore meatball stew. dinty moore. in our opinion, canned meatballs can never live up to the fresh variety, but they're not always the worst thing in the world. unfortunately, dinty moore meatball stew was not the killer product it probably wanted to be — which likely led to its discontinuation. Canned food myth #3: canned foods aren’t as nutritious. i used to think canned foods weren’t nearly as nutritious as fresh food, but i was wrong. canned food is actually packed when nutrition levels are the highest. this is because nutrition levels peak with freshness and as we now know, canned food is packed at the peak of harvest. Myth: all canned goods are lined with bpa. shutterstock. it's true that a plastic lining called bpa, which mimics the effects of estrogen, has been used by food canners since the 1960s, and while the fda banned this potentially harmful chemical in the manufacture of baby bottles and infant formula in 2012, it is still being used in the food. Myth: canned foods are high in sodium and preservatives. fact: most canned foods typically contain low or no sodium and often have no added preservatives. in fact, canned goods don’t even appear on the cdc’s top 10 sources of sodium list. canned foods including vegetables, soups and meats often have sodium free and low sodium options available.
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