I don’t know about you, but sausages are every where we go!
It seems that being an Aussie, every social occasion will have the good old sausage thrown on the barbie.
At every soccer and football match, hotdogs are served afterwards. Please do let me know if they are also served at netball games and the like, having 5 boys I wouldn’t know!
You will often find them at Bunnings on the weekend…they are everywhere!
Let’s take a look at your typical sausage that is thrown on the BBQ each weekend
Coles BBQ Thick Sausages
14 Ingredients
Beef (70%), Water, Rice Flour, Salt, Acidity Regulator (451), Preservative (223), Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Maize), Dextrose (Maize), Spice Extracts (160c), Dehydrated Vegetables (Onion and Garlic), Spices, Herb Extracts, Edible Collagen Casing.
- Do you know what the potential effects are of Preservative (223)?
- Do you know what Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Maize) is?
- Do you know what Dextrose (Maize) is ?
Most sausages will include the following additives:
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1. Flavour enhancers
MSG or free glutamic acid forms (typical examples include – MSG, calcium caseinate, textured protein, hyrdolysed protein (any protein that is hydrolysed), yeast extract). These flavour enhancers are added to transform what would be an otherwise bland and inferior product into a product that is palatable. Common side effects of these flavour enhancers include bronchospasms in asthmatics, dizziness, headaches, heart arrhythmia, heart palpitations, irritability, migraines, nausea, neck pain, pins and needles in upper limbs, restlessness and hives
2. Colours
Side effects common for these colours include hyperactivity, allergies, upset stomachs, skin rashes, linked to behaviour and learning problems.
3. Preservatives
Side effects common for these preservatives include nausea, nettle rash, behavioural problems, asthmatics are recommended to avoid.
In my experience, unless you are specifically visiting a butcher, requesting to view the ingredients of the meal used in their sausages, or having your own sausages made, most sausages are full of harmful food additives.
Let’s see our kids consuming real sausages after their sporting adventures, that are good for them!
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Hi Frankie. Great information. Thanks. Hope you’re all well love Tana xx
No,The only way you could do that would be to take all the meat out of the casing and add more UNSALTED meat and remix and stuff again.Boiling them for a few metunis before frying will help slightly.But it could also be the casing.Casings come packed in heavy salt( I mean they are super salty) and have to be rinsed for about 10 metunis( rinsed and stirred and rinsed)The way you can tell is to take some meat out of the casing and see if its the meat or the casing or both that are salty.Fry just the meat and taste. If it OK then all you have to do is soak them in running cold water to remove the salt from the casing.The proper amount of salt for sausage is 3 ounces for every 10 pounds.So 20 lbs he would have had to use no more then 6 ounces of salt and 1 1/4 ounces of course black butcher pepper.
I have a severe reaction to 160c – upper respiratory tract inflammation, swelling of tongue and throat and ulceration and peeling of mouth and tongue. What can I eat when we are on a coach tour through UK and Ireland?
Sorry to hear that Vicki… Are the meals provided for you on the coach tour? I would request for very simple food, such as plain steak or chicken with plain salads etc to avoid additional additives.
Why does my child often vomit after eating bbq sausages? Not every time but mostly we track it down to sausages.
Hello
Thank you for your comment – I would need to see the ingredients of the particular BBQ sausages to be able to comment what could be causing the issues for your child.