The McDonald's Big Mac meal has been crowned a global food.
South African scientists found that the Big Mac meal has up to 20 different kinds of plants. The plants are from all over the world.
The scientists are doing a study into the globalized human diet. They looked at the ingredients in a Big Mac burger, fries and a coffee. They said the meal is an example of globalization.
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Humans first started using potatoes in America, mustard in India, onion and wheat in the Middle East and coffee in Ethiopia. All these ingredients, and more, go into a Big Mac meal.
The scientists said most people's diets are very varied. They said modern diets are much more varied than traditional diets.
The scientists noted that some people are not affected a lot by globalization. These people might only have about 50 to 100 different kinds of plants in their entire diet. (STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP)
麥當勞的大麥克餐獲選為全球化的代表食物。
南非的科學家們發現,大麥克套餐中的食材取自全球各地將近二十種不同的植物。
這群科學家正在進行一項人類飲食全球化的研究,他們檢視大麥克漢堡、薯條和咖啡的原料後表示,大麥克餐是典型的全球化食物。
人類最早從美洲開始食用馬鈴薯、印度的芥末、中東的洋蔥和小麥,還有衣索比亞的咖啡,所有這些食材(還有更多)全都可以在一份大麥克套餐中吃到。
科學家說多數人飲食很多樣化,現代飲食比起傳統飲食更趨多元化。
科學家提到,有些人並沒有受到全球化的影響,其飲食中大概僅有五十到一百種不同的植物而已。
(法新社/翻譯:袁星塵)
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