What is the recipe of bubble milk tea?

It costs 4 cents, sells for at least 6 yuan, and makes a net profit of 5 yuan per cup! There is no milk in the milk tea!

There are 13 main ingredients in pearl milk tea, including 9 food additives including non-dairy creamer, oral glucose, maltodextrin, fresh creamer, protein sugar, gum arabic, ethyl maltol, CMC and charcoal coffee flavor. Out of 87 of the total ingredients, the remaining 13 are white sugar, whole milk powder, coffee powder and black tea powder. Maybe netizens have never heard of many of the ingredients in it, and even if they have heard of it, they don’t know what it is and whether it can be eaten. The editor consulted some experts, and the answer is that in fact, the above ingredients added to pearl milk tea are theoretically not harmful to the human body, and eating them occasionally will not affect health. Non-dairy creamer is creamer, which is hydrogenated vegetable oil. It is widely used in food processing. Its main purpose is to reduce the amount of milk and increase the milky taste of food. However, eating too much creamer is harmful to the body. Long-term consumption is more likely to induce arteriosclerosis and increase the risk of heart disease and cerebrovascular accidents.

The biggest harm of pearl milk tea

In fact, the biggest harm of pearl milk tea is not the milk tea but the pearl powder balls inside. Most people only know that it is made of tapioca starch as the main raw material, but in fact, the elasticity of tapioca starch is not so good at all. The normal method is to add wheat protein to it, but in order to save costs, some unscrupulous manufacturers add artificially synthesized polymer materials to obtain better elasticity. This has become a tacit secret within the industry.

After reading this, you must not want to drink it, right?

"When making bubble milk tea, you must have cyclamate, otherwise it won't be sweet no matter how much sugar you put in it." - One line Friends said

The scientific name of cyclamate is sodium cyclamate, which usually refers to the sodium salt or calcium salt of cyclamate. The sweetness of "cyclamate" is pure, and the sweetness is generally considered to be 30 times that of sucrose. It has become a widely consumed artificial sweetener in the United States and is recognized as a safe substance. This situation lasted until 1969. In this year, the Research Committee of the National Academy of Sciences received experimental evidence that cyclamate was a carcinogen. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) immediately issued regulations to strictly restrict its use, and issued a comprehensive ban order in August 1970. .

The hygiene of bubble milk tea shops is even more worrying

The raw materials for making products are scattered everywhere, the ice cubes from no safe sources, and the production workshops in the narrow and dark supermarkets. See these Do you still dare to drink it? Can health and safety be guaranteed?

Recently, a survey result from the Hangzhou Quality Supervision and Monitoring Institute showed that in 10 randomly selected pearl milk tea samples, E. coli and bacterial colonies Both total indicators exceeded the standard. The average exceeded the standard by more than 70 times, and the maximum exceeded the standard by more than 140 times.

Pearl milk tea was originally a delicacy in Taiwan. Its rich fragrance and tender taste are deeply loved by men, women and children. Enjoying the pleasure brought by food is a pleasing thing, but bubble milk tea composed of creamer, flavor, sweetener and plastic is a serious threat to our bodies. There are many milk tea shops on the streets, advertising recruitment, but the real content is daunting. Food safety and hygiene issues cannot be ignored, and your own health cannot be ignored. It’s better to drink less pearl milk tea!

Inferior milk tea costs a few cents per cup

Full of milk flavor, coupled with sweet and delicious pearls - this fragrant pearl milk tea , has become the favorite of many young people today. However, the quality of the products sold in these beautifully decorated and clean-looking milk tea shops is shockingly poor. Recently, a survey result from the Hangzhou Municipal Quality Supervision and Monitoring Institute showed that among 10 randomly selected pearl milk tea samples, the two indicators of E. coli and total bacterial colonies all exceeded the standard. The average exceeded the standard by more than 70 times, and the maximum exceeded the standard by more than 140 times. times.

The milk tea-making employees collect the money and make the milk tea with one hand

In the past two years, attentive citizens will find that in the streets and alleys of Hangzhou, fashionable pearl milk tea shops have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain. out. This drink originating from Taiwan is loved by young people and children for its rich taste and diverse flavors. In areas where young people and students are concentrated in Hangzhou, you can always see the bright signs of pearl milk tea shops. In Jesus Hall Lane near Yintai alone, there are five or six similar small shops within a short distance of four to five hundred meters. shop. According to estimates by relevant people, there are currently more than 1,000 pearl milk tea shops of various sizes in Hangzhou. But what is the hygiene status of these small shops? The reporter visited nearly 10 milk tea shops yesterday and what he saw was disappointing.

In a milk tea shop near Yan'an Road, the reporter saw many transparent glass bottles placed under the high counter, containing powders of various colors. There is no manufacturer, address or production date on the bottle. The reporter ordered a cup of pearl milk tea. The clerk quickly poured some powder from the glass bottle into the cup, mixed it with syrup and milk tea, poured some boiling water from a thermos bottle, added a small spoonful of pearls, and sealed it with a machine. Gai, after a while, he handed over the successfully made milk tea. When the reporter tasted it, he found that the pearl milk tea not only had no milky flavor, but also had a bit of bitterness.

On Wensan Road, there are several bubble milk tea shops opening one after another. The reporter found that some store staff did not wear professional work clothes or sanitary gloves, but they were collecting money while hurriedly helping customers make drinks. A young lady who bought a cup of pearl milk tea told reporters that she usually likes to drink this kind of drink, and seeing that these milk tea shops are very fashionable and neatly decorated, she felt that hygiene should be reassuring. As for the production date and manufacturer of the raw materials , I have never cared about it.

Inferior milk tea costs 7 cents per cup

Through inquiries, the reporter found that a cup of better-quality pearl milk tea should consist of jasmine green tea or coffee, wheat-flavored black tea, and sticky rice. Made of smooth powder balls and creamer rich in plant protein. So, are the raw materials for making milk tea of ??good quality? The reporter asked the owners of several milk tea shops, and the answers they got were basically similar: These small shops are basically franchised, and the raw materials are distributed centrally by the company. After asking around several times, the reporter got the phone number of a pearl milk tea raw material supplier.

The reporter then pretended to want to join a milk tea shop and called the supplier. The person who answered the phone was a man who claimed to be surnamed Liu. He told reporters that joining a milk tea shop is very profitable. Using their products, a pack of 18 yuan creamer can make 80 cups, and a pack of 3 yuan pearl powder can make 80 cups. 30 cups, a pack of 12 yuan milk tea powder can brew 60 cups, plus each cup of 0.1 yuan, the cost of a cup of milk tea is about 0.7 yuan, and the selling price is about 3 yuan.

"The raw materials of authentic milk tea are quite high, and there is no profit at all. Cheap pearl milk tea is different. If the market is good, 500-1,000 cups can be sold a day. Calculate how much you can make." Liu's man told reporters this.

Milk tea additives may induce diseases

A food hygiene expert told reporters that what makes milk tea "rich and smooth" is the non-dairy creamer in the creamer. Long-term intake of non-dairy fat powder can increase the risk of coronary heart disease and induce tumors, asthma and other diseases. What makes milk tea "sweet" is cyclamate. If used not in accordance with national regulations, it may cause harm to the liver and nervous system. In addition, the sanitary conditions of some milk tea shops are poor, and the raw materials and equipment are easily contaminated by bacteria. Therefore, he suggested that the public should be cautious when purchasing.

It is understood that there are currently no quality standards for ready-to-sell beverages and foods such as pearl milk tea in my country, but relevant local standards are already being formulated.

Specialty store: Milk tea is made of additives Edit this paragraph Yesterday, the reporter visited Hanzheng Street, Tuanjie Village, Qianjia Street and other wholesale locations for selling milk tea raw materials in Wuhan. In a store on Qianjia Street that specializes in selling additives, cyclamate, creamer, compound sweeteners, soy milk additives, etc. are everywhere. "The additives I have here are all regular, and the industrial and commercial inspections come every month."

"When he learned that the reporter wanted to open a milk tea shop, the boss immediately became enthusiastic and said, "I can make all the milk tea you need here. "On a list provided by the boss, the reporter saw that making a cup of ordinary milk tea generally requires non-dairy creamer, oral glucose, maltodextrin, fresh creamer, protein sugar, gum arabic, ethyl maltol, bright blue, and Food additives such as saimi and sodium benzoate.

"Many milk tea shop owners buy from me and blend them into milk tea ingredients after they go back. "The boss took out a 2-pound box of coconut milk essence and quoted the price at 19 yuan, and the compound sweetener (containing protein sugar) at 26 yuan," If you want to make coconut milk milk tea, just use these two. "According to the boss, these two raw materials can make 100 kilograms of milk tea, which can be made into hundreds of cups. With cups and water, the cost is about 60 cents." The compound sweetener here is more powerful than cyclamate. It is safe, tastes sweeter, has better ingredients than others, and the price is not more expensive than others. "

When a reporter asked if there would be any problems if the proportions were wrong if he mixed it casually, the boss smiled and said, "Milk tea is made of additives. A cup of milk tea contains more than ten kinds of additives. If there are problems, It's long overdue. If you are afraid, just use less. The quality of the products I have here is very good and there will be no problems. "

In another store on Qianjia Street that specializes in milk tea ingredients, the reporter saw that all kinds of milk tea ingredients have been prepared, such as concentrated fruit pulp, various milk tea powders, coconuts, preserved fruits, and creamers , pearls, etc. The store owner said that the prices of various products vary depending on the brand. For example, concentrated fruit pulp, "Black Forest" is 18 yuan a bottle, which is 5 yuan more expensive than "Houwei Wang" (13 yuan a bottle). , such a bottle of concentrated fruit pulp can make about 50 cups of juice drinks.