Chicken thighs: West doesn't like why we like it?

During the feeding process, the thighs and chicken wings are the two positions selected by the veterinary staff to inject a number of antibiotic prophylaxis. This is also the reason why West does not eat chicken thighs.

Chicken breast is more nutritious than thigh meat?

Talking to PV, Assoc. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Cho, Head of Nutrition Department, Military Medical Hospital 103 said that foreigners often choose to eat chicken breast without eating the thighs because of the taste and eating habits of each country and each person.

Usually different positions will have different nutritional values . Accordingly, the chicken thighs are more muscular, the more protein the more. Therefore, the wing neck or chicken breast cannot be more protein than the thighs. " Studies show that chicken breast meat has lower fat and calorie content than thigh meat. If the skin is removed, it will have a lower fat content than other types of meat such as cows, sheep, and goats. In particular, chicken meat contains a large amount of iron, has a more aromatic flavor, is tougher and more brittle (suitable for the taste of Vietnamese people), so it is the part that makes many people like " - Associate Press strong.

The amount of protin in chicken thighs is higher than that of the breast.

However, a veterinarian said, foreigner (especially Europeans) only ate chicken breast for their reasons. Because in these countries, they often use turkey dishes (farmed in an industrial model). All these chickens in the process of growth and development are vaccinated and cared for carefully. Chicken thighs and wings are two positions selected by veterinary staff for vaccination.

"Although, prior to chicken broiler production, it is necessary to ensure certain technical parameters (breeding time, weight, time of vaccination .) but to minimize the amount of residues in chicken meat. They didn't use these parts, "said the expert.

In addition, according to the engineer, it is speculated that Europeans believe that white meat with less cholesterol than red meat is the cause of vascular obstruction, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity . and many other dangerous diseases. Therefore, they limited to eating red meats and chicken thighs that were listed.

Which part should not eat?

Although chicken is considered nutritious, experts also warn there are parts that consumers should not use." Internal organs and chicken skin are parts that people should not use too much . Especially for children, obese, hypertensive and cardiovascular, women who raise small children should absolutely not eat the part. Because chicken organs are like other animals with very high levels of cholesterol, especially chicken liver - which contains the most pathogenic germs, this is similar to chicken skin (high in fat with jaws high cholesterol) " - Associate Prof.

Europeans prefer to eat chicken breast than chicken thighs.

According to this view, according to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh, staff of the Institute of Food Technology, Hanoi University of Technology, in addition to the above two departments, people should not eat too many chicken buoys. Because this is the last part of the most fat-packed chicken body in the animal's body. Therefore, people with cardiovascular disease, fat metabolism disorders, kidney stones, gallstones, obesity should not eat foods high in cholesterol. Fishing, wings, skin and chicken organs are the parts that need to be restricted.

"These parts really affect health when people eat a large amount and continuously for many days (for example, every day 4-5 fishing buoys) are at risk of disease. Also when eating Chicken, people should also eat more fiber-rich foods to hinder the body's absorption of cholesterol " - Associate Professor Thinh said.