Is Egg Puff Bad for Your Health?

Egg puff is one of the most common snack items we, as Indians or mainly South Indians, consume. It will be available in almost all tea centres. Most of us prefer to have egg puff too because it contains a large amount of food in it and thereby will fill you up. Yes, I do understand that sentiments. Having a food item that can instantly fill you up, and you only have to pay such a low amount for it is like a dream come true, right? But have you guys ever wondered why that happens? How can a food item with such a huge amount of food be prized at such a low amount? Well, that is where the quality of the food comes into play. An egg puff, no doubt, contains a huge quantity of food. Does it contain good quality food in it? Let’s examine

The history of Egg puff

While some attribute modern puff pastry to Spanish, Arab, and Moorish influences, the ancient Greeks also enjoyed this type of pastry. These snacks have a long history in the southern part of India. The egg puff, a successor of Anglo-Indian cuisine, quickly gained popularity in various parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Goa due to its simple ingredients and distinct preparation style.

Previously, egg puffs and meat puffs were not widely consumed because ovens were not widely available in homes. It quickly became popular when bakeries and sweet shops along the street began to offer oven-baked pastries. Soon, the secret egg puff recipe spread like wildfire, and today, almost every bakery in the South has a version of their signature treat. That said, it doesn’t say anything about whether or not egg puffs are good or bad for your health, right? So, let’s get into the specificities of egg puff.

Is Egg puff good or bad for you?

So what determines whether or not a food item is good for your health? Well, if one puts it, there are two parameters one can consider while determining the quality of a food product. The nutritional quality of the ingredients used for the preparation of the food as well as the method of preparation. First, let’s go into the ingredients used to prepare the food.

Let’s examine the different parts of an egg puff in order to understand the ingredients that are involved in the creation of this flavorful snack. As the name suggests, Egg puff has an outer covering made out of puff pastry. So puff pastry is one of the ingredients involved in creating this snack. Moving on, when we cut into the snack, one may find some masala made out of onion and masala powders in egg puffs in some regions. Otherwise, you will most probably find a halved or quartered Egg in it. So, one can deduce that egg and puff pastry are two major ingredients or parts used to create an egg puff. So now, we only have to find out whether these ingredients are healthy or not, right?

Are the ingredients of egg puffs healthy?

Puff pastry

Because puff pastry is high in calories, it can also be a high-energy food. While it contains some micronutrients, puff pastry is high in fat and carbohydrates. A single 100-gram serving of puff pastry contains 551 calories. Puff pastry made from refined flour contains no fibre, which promotes satiety. Instead, it can cause blood sugar spikes and digestive problems. Consuming it on a daily basis may cause constipation, inflammation, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. So, in short, puff pastry is not good for your health. But what about Egg?

Egg

As a low-calorie, high-protein food, it will help you in your weight loss journey.

Eggs are one of the best dietary sources of Choline.

An egg provides you with excellent-quality proteins. Do you know how? An egg contains nine essential amino acids in it. These amino acids cannot be produced by our body and must be acquired in our diet.

They are one of the best sources of Omega-3 fatty acids, which can lower your triglyceride levels.

You can increase the level of HDL, also known as good cholesterol, in your body, by eating eggs.

The antioxidants named lutein and zeaxanthin will improve the health of your eyes and protect them from contracting diseases like cataracts or age-related macular degeneration.

Well, as an exceptional superfood, what else do you expect from Egg? If one superfood like Egg can offer so many health benefits to you, imagine how beneficial it will be if you add another superfood to your diet. Yes, thanks to Nutriplus DailyHealth, one can easily access the goodness of superfoods without any effort.

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But, coming back to our topic, I want to state that there are better and healthier ways to eat eggs. You don’t necessarily have to eat egg puff for eggs. Moreover, you will only get a very small amount of Egg from egg pastry. When compared to the amount of puff pastry in it, it is definitely bad. So, egg puff is bad, but Nutriplus DailyHealth is good. So, grab things that are good for your health and either limit or find innovative ways to include foods that are bad for your health.