Tag: Milk tea

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Does bubble tea contain harmful chemicals? Can you have another good drink?

Some time ago, a post about bubble tea was widely spread in the circle of friends. The post said that bubble tea contains harmful chemicals, such as sodium cyclamate, mirabilite, magnesium chloride, etc. Moreover, it is said that [pearl] is mainly cassava starch. In order to be elastic and chewy, wheat protein and synthetic polymer materials, namely plastic, are also added. So, are the pearls in bubble tea really plastic? Let’s analyze them one by one. Wheat Protein Makes Pearl More Q-Bomb The pearl in bubble tea is actually a flour round product made of starch as the main raw material. In order to have good taste and chewiness, some wheat protein is indeed used. Wheat protein is added because Read More …

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How much [invisible sugar] have you eaten?

As a heavy sweetener, Dr. Clove deeply understands the love of human beings for sugar. However, as a wise food, Dr. Clove also knows that eating too much polysaccharide will not only make you fat, but also increase the risks of diabetes, kidney stones, gout, heart disease and even various cancers. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends limiting the intake of free sugar to less than 10% of the total energy per day, which is about 45 ~ 50 g of sugar for adults with light physical activity. What is free sugar? Free sugars refer to all kinds of sugars (including sugars in honey and fruit juice) added by human beings when making food. However, it does not include sugars Read More …

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Is milk tea unhealthy food? How deep is your misunderstanding of milk tea?

How deep is your misunderstanding of milk tea? Is milk tea junk food? Heat bomb? It’s all made of creamer, all trans fat? The pearls in milk tea are actually plastic? After drinking hundreds of cups of milk tea, you still don’t understand it. Milk tea and milk tea are different Milk tea, as its name implies, is milk + tea. However, this milk and tea are not simple. Milk: milk, light milk, creamer (vegetable fat powder), vegetable fat milk tea: black tea, green tea, oolong tea, scented tea… Of course, instant tea powder is also useful. Almost all milk teas on the market are free combinations of the above teas and milk, plus different sugars (syrup) or additives such Read More …