Recently, when law enforcement officers in Shenzhen were inspecting, they saw a small trader selling freshly squeezed sugarcane juice, and during the inspection, they found that under the cart of the vendor was a foam box of about 20 liters, which was filled with a turbid yellowing liquid, and some dead insects were floating in it. The vendor draws the liquid from the box through a tube and mixes it with the squeezed sugarcane juice to sell. Claiming that a sugarcane squeezes five cups of juice, and the price of 8 yuan per cup of sugarcane juice, the cost is actually almost 0.
In the hot summer, if you can drink a cup of fresh and delicious freshly squeezed juice, it is very comfortable, but most of the so-called fresh juices on the market are made of concentrated juices, jams, juice powders and other additives, and fresh fruits are only a small part. Since the blended juice has fewer fruit components, so the sweetness is relatively light, it is necessary to add sugar, while adding flavor to increase the aroma, in order to make the color similar, these juices will add some pigments. Some jam is added to increase the consistency.
It has been revealed before that many juices in the juice industry are blended with food additives of a juice "companion", and in the wholesale market, the price per barrel of various "juice companions", "milk tea companions" and "concentrated juices" is extremely cheap, and the cost per cup of mixed drinks is minimal.
A variety of juice concentrates
From the perspective of food safety, the mixed beverage has safety hazards, and if the food additives are excessive, it may be harmful to the human body. Consumers must carefully identify when purchasing freshly squeezed juice to prevent harm to the human body.
So how do you choose to identify freshly squeezed juices and blended juices? First of all, the color of freshly squeezed juice is relatively dull, and the juice is easy to change color and layer after standing for a period of time, while the blended juice is more vivid. Freshly squeezed juice is accompanied by precipitate of the pulp and tastes better. Secondly, the blended juice is sweeter, while the freshly squeezed juice is very sweet. Finally, the blended juice has a strong aroma.
