Prepare a cup of milk tea, milk and tea are essential raw materials. Milk is rich in protein, fat and other advanced nutrients. Tea contains caffeine, a variety of vitamins (Vc, Vp, folic acid, etc.), tannic acid, theophylline, aromatic oil, amino acids, sugars, various minerals and chlorophyll and other 300 kinds of beneficial chemical components. Milk tea made from natural milk and black tea can remove grease, help digestion, refresh and refresh. However, milk tea sold on the market rarely contains milk and tea ingredients, which can cause harm to health. At the beverage exhibition, an expert gave a detailed explanation of milk tea.

Composition and characteristics of made milk tea

Freshly made milk tea refers to drinking water and milk tea base as raw materials, with or without sweeteners, flavored beverage puree, starch and starch products, beans and their products, fruits and vegetables juice and their products, grains and their products, cocoa products, chocolate and chocolate products, nuts and seeds, jelly, bee products and other accessories. It is a tea beverage made by heating or adding edible ice on site, mixing by hand or electric shaking, sealing, labeling and other processes, and can be consumed directly.

Most of the "milk" in milk tea is replaced by plant fat, also known as creamer, containing hydrogenated vegetable oil, emulsifier and other ingredients. There may be vegetable oils that are not fully cyanidated, leading to an increase in trans fatty acids, which is more likely to cause cardiovascular disease.

Health analysis of milk tea

Milk tea makes people excited because of the "caffeine". Healthy adults should not consume more than 200mg of caffeine in a single session. The average caffeine content in milk tea on the market is 270mg/L. As a representative of a new type of sugary beverage, a certain amount of sugar is often added in the production process, including no additional sugar, three points of sugar, five points of sugar, seven points of sugar, whole sugar and other sugar levels. Excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages may cause some adverse health effects, such as weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, dental caries, metabolic syndrome, etc. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" recommends that the intake of added sugar be controlled not to exceed 50g per day, and it is best to control below 25g.

Suggestions for drinking milk tea

At present, studies have found that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with obesity and weight change, so milk tea is more likely to cause obesity than milk tea, which is an important health hazard of homemade milk tea.

In summary, milk tea is affected by the types of raw materials and modern production technology, nutrition imbalance, high content of calories, fat, caffeine, low protein content, regular drinking will increase the risk of obesity, especially for children, pregnant women, hypertension or heart disease patients and other special groups should avoid excessive drinking.

For consumers who need to control their weight and pursue health, try to choose milk tea based on pure milk, and choose sugar-free or semi-sugar in sweetness.

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Source: Jinan Disease Control Micro health

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