In recent years, the milk tea shops with high beauty began to rise quietly all over the world, with various brands emerging in an endless stream. However, unlike bottled drinks, almost all of the milk tea produced and sold on the spot has no ingredients or nutrition label information on the outer packaging. A few days ago, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Consumer Protection specially organized a comparative test of milk tea made and sold on the spot. It was found that there were many health risks in many products.
A cup of milk tea contains 60g sugar, equivalent to 13 pieces of sugar
In this comparative test, a total of 51 milk tea samples were purchased from 27 milk tea shops in Shanghai, which basically covered the best-selling products of the mainstream on-the-spot milk tea brands in the market.
In the process of sample detection, through calculation, the total sugar content of a 470 ml nominal "human in tea" brand silk socks milk tea single cup is as much as 60 grams, equivalent to 13 pieces of sugar.
The average sugar content of each cup of milk tea sample is 33 grams, which is equivalent to adding about 7 pieces of sugar on average. Among them:
Nominally, the sugar content in a single cup of "human in tea" brand silk socks milk tea is the highest, reaching 62g, which is equivalent to 13 pieces of sugar added;
The second is the nominal "kawangka" brand ice tea. The sugar content of a single cup is 52g, which is equivalent to 11 pieces of sugar;
Nominal 'Lele tea brand Fukuoka Matcha, with a sugar content of 51g per cup, equivalent to 11 pieces of sugar added.
According to the Chinese dietary guidelines (2016), it is suggested that 'the daily intake of added sugar should not exceed 50g, and it is better to control it below 25g'. In other words, part of the milk tea in this comparative test, as long as one cup is drunk, has exceeded the amount of added sugar in the normal human body in one day.
Chen Ran, nutritionist of China Nutrition Society:
Sugar is actually a concern all over the world. Nowadays, the main cause of excessive sugar intake is obesity and caries. Obesity is not only the body shape is not beautiful, but also may cause diabetes, various cardiovascular complications, high incidence of chronic diseases and so on.
The actual sugar content of 'sugar free' milk tea is not low
In order to meet the needs of consumers in pursuit of health, there are many milk tea shops on the market also launched a sugar less, sugar free milk tea. The results showed that the sugar content of 20 milk tea samples were all higher than the sugar content standard (0.5g / 100ml). Among them:
The total sugar content of the nominal Lele tea brand sugar free Fukuoka Matcha is 5g / 100mL, and the sugar content is 10 times of the reference limit (0.5g / 100ml);
The actual sugar content of the nominal Mr. hope brand sugar free hope alcohol milk tea is 3.8g per 100ml, about 7 times of the reference limit value;
The actual sugar content of Shizuoka brand Matcha is 3.3g/100ml, about 6 times of the reference limit.
The business explained that sugar free is only produced without additional sugar.
Cao huliang, deputy general manager of Shanghai nutritional food quality inspection station:
There is a certain safety risk after the consumer's understanding of this thing deviates. For example, some people think that I am a diabetic and order a cup of sugar free milk tea. They think that it is sugar free anyway. If it is a tea, I will drink it. In fact, it may cause a certain burden to the body.
Some milk tea has high caffeine content, so children and pregnant women should drink it carefully
During the interview, some consumers reported to reporters that they would have palpitations and insomnia after drinking milk tea. In this comparative experiment, not only 51 milk teas were found to have caffeine, but also the content was high, even beyond the expectation of experts.
Cao huliang, deputy general manager of Shanghai nutritional food quality inspection station:
The caffeine content in tea is not necessarily lower than that in coffee, which we had foreseen before, but we were also shocked when the final result came out. We think the caffeine content this time is still higher than we expected, very high.
At present, the World Health Organization recognized the caffeine intake standard proposed:
Caffeine intake of less than 200mg in a single time and less than 400mg in a whole day does not affect the health of healthy adults;
Pregnant women should pay attention to caffeine intake no more than 200 mg per day;
The results showed that the average caffeine content of 51 milk teas was as high as 270mg / L, and the highest was 828mg / L
Nominal letangkou brand (sugar free) original hand drawn tea single cup contains 428mg of caffeine, equivalent to 4 cups of American coffee;
Nominal letangkou brand original hand drawn tea, with 397mg caffeine in a single cup, equivalent to 4 cups of American coffee;
Nominal person in tea in brand silk socks milk tea, a single cup contains 344mg of caffeine, equivalent to 3 cups of American coffee;
The nominal Michelin brand well-known silk socks milk tea, with a single cup of caffeine content of 331mg, is equivalent to 3 cups of American coffee.
The effect of caffeine is similar to that of stimulants. Rapid overdose can cause poisoning, even respiratory and circulatory failure. Experts told reporters that people who are allergic to caffeine should try to avoid eating caffeinated food. In addition, pregnant women and children should also be cautious when taking caffeine.