A reporter in the street pearl milk tea store unannounced visit found that the pearl milk tea even a little milk, a little tea ingredients are not, all the cream mixing. And large bags of creamer openly placed in the store. Another open secret in the industry. We can not help but ask: why Europe and the United States have legislative restrictions. And our country still let this industry open secret and blatantly harm the health of consumers?
According to reports: the current market pearl milk tea is mostly made with creamer, coloring, flavoring and tapioca (refers to the pearl in the milk tea) and tap water. The main ingredient of creamer hydrogenated vegetable oil, is a trans fatty acid. Experts pointed out that: a cup of pearl milk tea 500 ml per day in the trans fatty acid content has exceeded the normal human tolerance limit, drinkers are prone to cardiovascular disease. Reporter unannounced visit to learn: 1 kilogram of creamer can be deployed 100 cups of milk tea, its cost is only 4 to 6 cents, and the selling price is as high as 3 to 6 yuan ranging. It can be said that a million dollars.
Trans fatty acids, also known as trans fat or reverse fatty acids, is an unsaturated artificial vegetable fats, margarine, margarine are common in life belongs to trans fatty acids. The "hydrogenation" process of manufacturing TFAs prevents the molecules from being oxidized, turning liquid fats into semi-solid fats suitable for special purposes and extending their shelf life. According to health experts, TFAs are found in varying amounts in foods such as cookies, pancakes, shortbread, chocolate, salad dressings, French fries, fried doughnuts, buttercream, large pancakes, potato chips, and deep-fried dry pasta, which are often eaten by people. Trans fatty acids have seven major impacts on human health
Trans fatty acids in natural food content is almost zero, it is difficult to be accepted by the body, digestion, easy to lead to multiple physiological dysfunctions, is a completely human-made food additives, in fact, it is the human health of the "killer.
1, reduce memory. Studies have concluded that people with poor dietary habits in young adulthood have a greater proportion of Alzheimer's disease (dementia) in old age. Trans fatty acids have a resistance to a type of cholesterol that can promote human memory.
2, easy to get fat. Trans fatty acids are not easily digested by the human body and tend to accumulate in the abdomen, leading to obesity. People who like to eat snacks such as French fries should be alert to the fact that trans fatty acids in fried foods can cause significant fat accumulation.
3, easy to trigger coronary heart disease. According to a recent study by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, trans fatty acids can make the effective prevention of heart disease and other cardiovascular disease cholesterol levels decreased.
4, easy to form blood clots. Trans fatty acids increase the viscosity and cohesion of human blood, easily leading to the formation of blood clots, for the elderly with fragile blood vessel walls, the harm is particularly serious.
5, pregnant or breastfeeding women, excessive intake of food containing trans fatty acids will affect the health of # children. Studies have found that #children or infants can passively ingest TFAs through #discs or breast milk, and they are more likely than adults to suffer from essential fatty acid deficiency, which affects growth and development.
6. Affects male fertility. Trans fatty acids reduce the secretion of testosterone, which negatively affects sperm activity and interrupts the sperm's reaction process in the body.
7, affecting the growth of adolescents on the absorption of essential fatty acids. Trans fatty acids also adversely affect the growth and development of the central nervous system in adolescents