Tag: Sweetener

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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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[Sugar-free] Not to rest easy, how to choose sugar-free food?

With more and more attention paid to health, the harm of sugar to health is also more and more recognized. A variety of [sugar-free foods] have emerged, often accompanied by attractive marketing language such as [healthier] [suitable for diabetics] [helping to lose weight]. Next, let’s talk about [sugar-free food]. What is [sugar-free food]? First of all, [sugar-free food] has clear national standards. In China’s national standard, it means that 100 grams of solid or 100 milliliters of liquid contain no more than 0.5 grams of sugar. In addition, there is also a concept of [low sugar food]. The Chinese standard is no more than 5 grams of sugar per 100 grams of solid (or 100 milliliters of liquid). In addition, Read More …

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It is said that sweeteners in beverages can cause cancer. Do you still dare to let children drink them?

There are many kinds of additives in beverages. In the eyes of many people, additives are just like the scourge. They wish they didn’t have any. What’s more, it is also widely spread on the Internet that [sweeteners in beverages can cause cancer and leukemia in children…], which is the so-called “there is no smoke without fire”. The Internet says so, it must be because sweeteners are not good, even if they do not cause cancer, they are not good for the body. So, really can’t give the child any more drinks. Poor little eyes? Can’t see, can’t see, can’t see at all. Er, wait, although Ding Ma has always stressed that it is not recommended to give children too Read More …