Two days ago, I was talking about the issue of preparing milk powder in the mother circle, and one mother said something surprising: My baby is 3 months old. When I prepare milk powder for him, I like to add some glucose. It was a pleasure to eat. When asked why glucose was added, the mother said that she was used to adding sugar when feeding water before, and she didn’t like to drink milk powder without sugar.

In fact, when I see mothers adding ingredients to their babies’ milk powder, I get very anxious, because milk powder has strict proportions, and adding glucose, Qinghuobao, milk powder companion, etc. at will is destroying this. One ratio, and that's a very dangerous thing.

The dangers of milk powder and sugar

First of all, I want to say: sugar, salt, soy sauce, MSG and other condiments are not recommended for babies under 1 year old. Even if the baby does not like to drink milk powder, it is not recommended to add sugar to the milk powder, because excessive sugar intake is not good for the baby's health.

Sweets are as addictive as tobacco and alcohol because sugar prompts the body to secrete dopamine, which stimulates pleasure in the brain. When the body develops tolerance to sugar, it will need to eat more sugar to produce pleasure. . Therefore, when a baby becomes dependent, if parents do not give it sugar, it will cause irritability, anxiety, etc.;

What’s even worse: when the baby develops a sweet eating habit, it will cause dental caries, Obesity, malnutrition and other health problems. Moreover, babies who consume too much sugar for a long time are likely to be overweight, and are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, gout, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases when they grow up than normal babies.

Therefore, it is not recommended to add sugar to baby milk powder for any reason. Even if the baby can eat sugar after 1 year old, attention should be paid to controlling the sugar intake.

Parents need to be careful if these sugars appear in milk powder!

1. Fructose

It is a sugar extracted from various fruits and cereals. It is combined with glucose to form sucrose for daily consumption. It is a common carbohydrate and sweet. It is highly toxic and is not recommended for infants and young children to consume too much. The "National Standard of the People's Republic of China GB 10765-2010, Infant Formulas" also clearly states that fructose must not be used in infant formulas (0-6 months). .

2. Sucrose (white sugar)

Also known as granulated sugar and white sugar, it is a commonly used sweetener processed from plants such as sugar cane or sugar beet. Eating too much can easily cause tooth decay in babies and can also lead to obesity.

3. Corn syrup

Corn syrup, also known as glucose syrup, is composed of water, vegetable gum dextrin and various sugars mainly glucose, which can increase the product's durability. Moisture. Corn syrup has a low sweetness and, like sucrose, will enhance the sweetness of milk powder. Excessive intake is not conducive to the development of good eating habits in babies.

4. Maltodextrin

Also known as water-soluble dextrin or enzymatic dextrin, it is made of various starches as raw materials, and is enzymatically controlled hydrolysis, liquefaction, decolorization, and filtration. , ion exchange, vacuum concentration and spray drying of starch derivatives. Maltodextrin is a cheaper source of carbohydrates. Some milk powders are added in stages 2 and 3. There are no clear international requirements, but their nutritional value is lower than lactose and cannot be used as a source of energy for babies.

5. Glucose

Glucose is an indispensable nutrient for body metabolism and one of the necessary nutrients for the growth and development of infants and young children. Regarding glucose, parents often ask whether glucose can be added to milk powder to improve the taste of milk?

As mentioned above, too much is not enough. Baby's growth and development are indeed inseparable from glucose. However, excessive energy intake may cause obesity and is not conducive to the baby's taste development. In severe cases, it can lead to nausea. Milk! Therefore, it is not recommended to add extra glucose to milk powder!