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Editor|Tang Xiaomi
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Preface
In recent years, Chinese people's awareness of health has become stronger and stronger, and there have been endless green and health-promoting foods on the market, but some businesses have falsely advertised their products or directly faked them in order to make profits.
Those who are dressed as "health-promoting" foods, but sell "pseudo-health" counterfeits, which will not only make people obese, but also cause harm to the human body.
So, what are some of the common food scams in our lives, and what are they really about?
Freeze-dried fake fruits and vegetables
For a long time, the marketing method of freeze-drying of fruits and vegetables has been to use advanced technology to instantaneously dehydrate fresh fruits and vegetables.
This not only perfectly preserves the nutrients and vitamins of fruits and vegetables, but also makes it easy to carry and replenish nutrients anytime, anywhere.
For young people, the promotion of dried fruits and vegetables is exactly what they want.
Due to the fast pace of life nowadays, young people are not able to eat on time, and sometimes they can't even eat fruit.
In order to fill their stomachs and maintain nutrition, young people choose freeze-dried fruits and vegetables.
However, these fake freeze-dried fruits and vegetables are just "swaggering" in the name of fruits and vegetables.
In order to save costs, some fruit and vegetable freeze-drying manufacturers will throw fruits and vegetables into the pot and fry them at low temperature, so that the moisture in the vegetables and fruits disappears, so as to achieve the purpose of oil infiltrating the fruits and vegetables.
This reduces the amount of moisture that freeze-dries the fruit and vegetable, allowing it to be stored for a long time and adding a crispy texture.
However, the disadvantages of this are more obvious, after the fruits and vegetables are fried, the nutrients and vitamins in them will be destroyed, and the calories of fruits and vegetables will be increased.
This leads to obesity in the human body and makes nutritious fruits and vegetables "junk food".
"Artificial meat", "vegetarian chicken" and other fried soy products
People who are accustomed to eating big fish and meat will want to eat some vegetarian food to reduce the burden on their bodies, but they can't refuse the charm of meat food, so some soy products such as "artificial meat" and "vegetarian chicken" have appeared.
And those fried soy products not only taste like meat, but also flaunt the "banner" of vegetarian low-fat health.
As a result, health-conscious people have joined the army of buying soy products, and these fried foods have gradually become an indispensable healthy delicacy for every household.
But have you ever thought that these fried vegetarian foods that fake "imitation meat" are actually the hardest hit areas of big oil.
Moreover, in order to make soy products look and taste more like "meat", those counterfeit manufacturers will add a lot of salt, white sugar, vegetable gum, etc. in the production process.
After so many ingredients are added, the nutrition of these fried soy products will be greatly reduced.
If you buy it home and then carry out secondary processing, such as stir-frying, oil stewing, etc., the ratio of fat and salt will be higher, and these seemingly healthy and nutritious soy products have also become foods that are harmful to human health.
Once consumed for a long time, it can greatly increase fatty diseases, cause blood vessel blockage, diabetes, etc.
olive oil
Olive oil used to be the preferred choice of wealthy people who believed that olive oil was healthy and more nutritious than regular cooking oils.
Olive oil was also called "liquid soft gold" in European countries, and olive oil was very expensive at that time, and you could make a fortune selling a barrel.
Until now, the price of olive oil has only increased, and many ordinary people have avoided it because of its high price.
However, some merchants have bad intentions, they mix unknown liquid into the olive fruit, and then press it to make fake oil, and some even do not add the olive fruit.
And this low-cost counterfeit olive oil is sold by producers to consumers at high prices under the banner of high quality and special grade.
This kind of violent sales method has made the manufacturer a lot of money without conscience.
But these disruptions to the safety of food markets have caused serious damage to people's lives.
These fake olive oils will hide a lot of aflatoxin, which may cause damage to the digestive tract, liver and kidneys, and chronic poisoning when consumed for a long time.
Sugar-free food illusions
The advent of sugar-free foods has brought good news to diabetics, and at first, when sugar-free products entered the market, manufacturers have been adhering to the concept of weight loss, low-fat, and edible for diabetics.
And how many sugar-free foods are really sugar-free over time?
In order to enhance the taste of sugar-free products, many manufacturers add maltose syrup, sugar substitutes, corn syrup, etc. to sugar-free products.
If someone reports them, they will say that the state stipulates that no more than 0.5g of sugar can be added to every 100g of product, and they have not exceeded the standard.
This kind of businessman who takes advantage of the law, people really can't do anything about him.
But what happens when diabetics or other people who are not suitable for sugary products eat these fake sugar-free products for a long time?
Rice with flavor
I don't know if you have watched this year's 315 crackdown? At that time, the Thai fragrant rice exposed in it shocked many netizens.
The so-called counterfeit Thai fragrant rice is not actually imported rice from abroad at all, it is domestic poisoned rice with added flavors, and in order to create the illusion of consumption, the producers do not hesitate to harm the lives of their compatriots.
According to statistics, the mainland does not even have 1,000 tons of rice imported from Thailand.
If people regularly consume this flavored rice, it can cause confusion in the digestive system and immune system, causing a series of allergic reactions such as insomnia and headaches.
"Copycat" Moutai
Kweichow Moutai, as a state-owned enterprise, still has people who dare to fake.
A friend told me that some people buy empty bottles of Moutai at a high price, but they don't do it for collection, they do it for the resale of fake wine.
What's more, they will sell some real Moutai to consumers first, and then wait for you to take the bait, and then sell you the fake Moutai with fake labels, and what they earn is the huge price difference in between.
This leads to some greedy consumers, and finally becomes a situation of "wearing robes" for others.
In recent years, there have been many tragedies caused by Chinese drinking fake wine for a long time, and similarly, people who drink fake Moutai wine will also suffer physical damage.
For example, stomach bleeding, liver damage, convulsions, mental depression and other nervous system damage, and in severe cases, it may also affect fertility.
epilogue
The people take food as the sky, and food is the first thing.
The food safety problem in the mainland is imminent, and in order to create a good food environment, it is not only necessary for the relevant departments to crack down on counterfeiting, but also for everyone's joint efforts.
Don't let some of the tragedies of history repeat themselves.
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