Recently, Miss Thuy Tien caused a stir in public opinion when advertising Kera vegetable candy as "having a high fiber and nutrient content, suitable for many subjects".
On her personal page, Miss Grand International 2021 has also posted photos with children many times and emphasized that this vegetable candy can be used for the above age group.
However, a consumer who was skeptical about this product and took it for testing at Quatest 2 - Center for Technical Standards of Quality Measurement 2 (under the National Committee for Standards of Quality Measurement), then shared the test results and discovered that 100g of candy contained only 0.51g of fiber.
From the above data, customers ask whether vegetable candy can provide enough fiber for children?
To clarify this, we need to understand how much fiber and green vegetables a baby needs to eat each day to meet the body's development needs.
According to KidsHealth, to estimate the amount of fiber that children need to take in in a day, the following approach can be used: taking the child's age, adding 5 or 10 to make an appropriate figure.
For example, 5-year-olds consume about 10-15 grams of fiber/day, 10-year-olds consume 15-20 grams of fiber/day, 15-year-olds consume 20-25 grams of fiber/day...
The Food and Drug Administration recommends that children aged 1 to 18 should eat about 14-31 grams of fiber per day, depending on age and gender. The amount of fiber absorbed can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the US Department of Health and Human Services recommends supplementing each fiber as follows: Children aged 1-3 (19 grams), children aged 4-8 (25 grams), girls aged 9-13 (26 grams), boys aged 9-13 (31 grams), girls aged 14-18 (29 grams) and boys aged 14-18 (38 grams).
Foods with a lot of natural fiber that health experts recommend are whole grains, 100% whole-wheat phi, brown rice, oats, black beans, peas, apples, strawberries, pears, carrots, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers...
The American Heart Association encourages children to get fiber directly from food instead of pills, candy or other supplements. For children who are advised by doctors to supplement fiber, follow the instructions.
