California rolls have over a thousand calories! Higher than Big Mac

Japanese sushi, which consists of white rice and sashimi, has become a common food trend in the West. Compared with Western food, sushi is lighter and smaller in portion. However, foreign nutritionists have recently raised objections, pointing out that eating sushi not only makes it easy to consume too much starch, but the California rolls in particular have an astonishing calorie count. A box of sushi containing 2 to 3 California rolls has more calories than a Big Mac meal.

Nigiri sushi is mainly made of high-starch rice with a small amount of protein, so it is easy to consume too many calories if you are not careful. (Photo/Taken from the British Daily Mail)

The British Daily Mail reported that Hollywood celebrities such as Victoria Beckham and Keira Knightley love Japanese cuisine, such as sashimi and sushi. However, British nutritionist Rachel Beller pointed out in her new book that sushi, which is known as a "light lunch", contains too many carbohydrates. A traditional nigiri sushi has 290 to 350 calories, which is equivalent to the carbohydrate content of two and a half slices of bread.

In addition, some people think that they can consume fish by eating nigiri sushi, but the nutritionally recommended portion of fish is about 140 grams, and a portion of nigiri sushi is only 5 grams, which means that you must eat 28 pieces of nigiri sushi to reach the recommended intake; then it would be better to eat sashimi directly, which reduces the intake of carbohydrates and also provides more protein, omega-3 fatty acids, etc.

There is a type of nigiri sushi called "California Roll". The main ingredients are cucumber, crab sticks, and mayonnaise, and it is wrapped with seaweed, white sesame seeds, fish roe, etc. The calories in one roll are equivalent to two sandwiches with crab meat and vegetables. If a nigiri sushi bento contains 2 to 3 California rolls, the calories will be as high as 1050 calories, which is even higher than the 945 calories of a Big Mac meal (hamburger, French fries, and soda) at a fast food restaurant. Therefore, while you are feasting on Japanese food, don't ignore the calories in a small amount of sushi, lest you fail to achieve a light meal and gain weight instead.