Too many additives in instant coffee may spoil the body.

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Coffee is cheap

Instant coffee is cheap and easy to brew, and more and more office workers are using it as a "pick-me-up". However, a biotechnology company conducted a spot check on 30 instant coffee products on the market and found that 30% of them failed the biological toxicity test, and some samples even contained 90% additives, which is believed to be the source of toxic. the average toxicity of instant coffee is 1.8 times higher than that of chain coffee. Experts point out that the plant fat powder (that is, cream) in the added ingredients contains more hydrogenated fat and trans fat, which is easy to induce cardiovascular disease.

Test result

A biotech company in Hong Kong purchased 30 types of instant coffee from 11 brands in supermarkets and online platforms in May this year for screening for prohibited ingredients, and used "genetically modified mackerel fish" and "zebrafish" embryos to test the toxicity of the products. As a result, green, yellow and red tricolor fish labels will be used to classify the safety level, in which "green fish" represents excellent quality, "yellow croaker" represents basically qualified, and "red fish" represents the need for improvement.

The results showed that 13 samples were classified as excellent quality, 7 were basically qualified, and 10, that is, 1 out of 3 samples failed the test, and the test compared the products of European and American, East Asian and Southeast Asian brands. It is found that the products of Southeast Asian brands account for only 23% of the brand excellence category, which is the lowest in the three places.

The test also found that the average toxicity of instant coffee was 1.8 times higher than that of chain coffee, and the overall safety of instant foam coffee was the lowest, followed by instant white coffee. The coffee content of some test samples is only 5% to 9%, which is not enough to cause toxicity, so it is believed that the "poison source" is an additive that accounts for up to 90% of the ingredients.

The most common additive in instant coffee is the instant-soluble "plant fat powder" (cream), which contains more hydrogenated fats and trans fats. Chen Yixian, a cardiologist, pointed out that at present, the medical profession has "zero tolerance" for trans fats because it can reduce beneficial "high density lipoprotein cholesterol" and increase "low density lipoprotein cholesterol", which has a negative impact on health. He believes that if the product contains relevant ingredients, the public "should not drink a cup." According to WHO recommendations, trans fat intake should not exceed 2.2 grams per person per day.

Purchase advice

It is recommended that you pay attention to the label of ingredients when buying related products. General ingredient labels will be sorted by content. "the more this ingredient is, the more it will be ranked". You can refer to this pointer to choose products.