The difference between strained coffee and instant coffee how to make a cup of coffee easily and quickly at home

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The most convenient coffee is instant coffee and strained coffee. What's the difference between them?

Three-in-one calories are 20 times that of ground coffee.

The convenience of three-in-one instant coffee improves the popularity of "drinking coffee".

But many people who drink three-in-one instant coffee don't pay much attention to quality. Because three-in-one coffee is cheaper than ground coffee, consumers demand too high quality for low-cost products, and over time, some people don't care what they drink.

Have you ever wondered what is in instant coffee that is convenient and easy to brew quickly?

one. What you think of as sugar-free coffee is actually high in fat

Per person's daily calorie intake from fat should only account for 10% of the total calories, no more than 30% at most. When the fat-calorie ratio of a product exceeds 30%, it enters the dangerous range of "high fat".

Whether it is three-in-one or two-in-one coffee, the proportion of fat is almost all too high.

What is even more amazing is that behind the "sugar-free" two-in-one coffee, there is actually the truth of "high fat". You may think that sugar-free two-in-one coffee is healthier, but the numbers can talk. Two-in-one coffee all have more than 30% fat calories, and even more than 50% of fat calories in the real pot classic sugar-free two-in-one and UCC charcoal-fired two-in-one. Compared with the fat content of strained coffee is almost zero, which kind of coffee you drink determines your fat intake.

two. Convenient three-in-one and two-in-one, containing 60% Murray 80% cream and sugar

Cream, sugar and coffee beans all have carbohydrates. Comparing the content of carbohydrates (sugar density), it was found that the proportion of carbohydrates in three-in-one and two-in-one was 6 times worse than that in filtered coffee, and the difference was sugar and cream.

Take filter coffee as an example, the sugar density is 0.1, which means that only 1 gram of a packet of 10 grams of coffee powder is carbohydrate and comes from the coffee itself.

However, three-in-one coffee and two-in-one coffee are completely different. The sugar density of three-in-one coffee is as high as 0.7 and 0.8, that is to say, in a 20-gram three-in-one coffee, 16 grams are carbohydrates, and most of them come from sugar and cream, almost like sugary drinks.

Although two-in-one coffee has no sugar, cream also has carbohydrates, so the sugar density is slightly lower than that of three-in-one coffee, but it is also around 0.6. only the charcoal-fired two-in-one of UCC is lower (sugar density 0.4).

If the portion difference is not taken into account, the calorie of each brand of three-in-one coffee in a single package can reach 1.6 times; compared with filter coffee, the calorie difference is more than 20 times.

Take the UCC original flavor comprehensive convenient brewing coffee (filter hanging type) as an example, the calories are only 4 calories, but the calories of UCC's selected comprehensive three-in-one are 78.6 calories, a difference of 20 times; Seattle instant manning and Benazon classic mantenin are both more than 90 calories, the difference is as much as 23 times.

The calorie density is the heat generated per gram of food, if the density is more than 4, it is a high-calorie food.

The survey found that:

The calorie density of each brand of ▼ three-in-one coffee exceeds the standard.

The number of ▼ two-in-one coffee is polarized. it is true that the calorie density of UCC and Benazon sugar-free two-in-one coffee is a little low, which is 3.8 and 3.2 respectively, but the calorie density of Nestl é and Brown two-in-one coffee has risen to more than 5.

The calorie density of ▼ filter coffee varies from 0.4 to 0.6.

three. Unable to verify the quality and content of coffee

In fact, instant coffee powder, whether three-in-one or two-in-one, has the disadvantage of insufficient aroma from the very beginning. The most important thing in drinking coffee is the aroma, but the aroma will be destroyed in the freeze-drying process of instant coffee, leaving only a bitter taste.

Based on the factory price as the retail price of 1/4, suppose a bag of three-in-one 12 yuan, the factory price is 3 yuan, deducting the packaging is 1 yuan, as well as sugar, cream and profit, coffee is only about 50 cents. But making a cup of 120cc grinded coffee costs 10 grams of 7 Murray beans, 45 cups of coffee for 1 pound, and 9 yuan for a pound of coffee beans. So it is the ratio of 9 yuan to 50 cents for coffee, in other words, the cost of ground coffee is 18 times that of three-in-one.

And when it is ground and mixed with sugar and cream, the three-in-one coffee makes it more difficult to judge the quality of coffee.

Would it be better if you choose to use the three-in-one quality of Arabica coffee beans? Not necessarily, variety does not represent quality assurance, because quality is also related to collection technology and quality control. You can choose Arabica, of course, but it's impossible to confirm whether its content is 100% or 5 Murray 10%.

How to judge the content of coffee? According to the Food Hygiene Management Law, when there are two or more kinds of food contents, they should be marked according to their contents from high to low. Therefore, the one with the most usage ranks first and the one with the least.

According to the analysis of the three-in-one and two-in-one contents of various brands, it is either "cream, sugar, coffee" or "sugar, cream, coffee". Only Seattle instant latte and mochat three-in-one coffee ingredients rank first.

Two-in-one coffee is mainly composed of UCC charcoal roasted two-in-one and mocha sugar-free latte, and the rest are "cream, instant coffee".

four. In addition to cream and sugar, there are starch and spices.

The biggest problem with three-in-one coffee is cream. Most of the ingredients of three-in-one coffee are cream, granulated sugar and instant coffee, which appear to be simple, but in fact cream contains artificial additives such as glucose syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oil, casein sodium, stabilizer, emulsifier and anti-caking agent.

In addition to the complex ingredients of cream, in fact, "three-in-one" coffee is "six in one" or even "seven in one". Because some products also add pigments, spices, salt and so on, some add starch additives such as maltodextrin and dextrin fiber to increase the consistency of coffee. Among them, Benazon classic Mantenin's sugar-free two-in-one coffee, but also added the sweetener ─ maltol. In the plasticizer incident, all kinds of syrup and emulsifiers are artificial additives that make people smell, and some sugar substitutes are also controversial about health hazards. If you want to eat real food, you'd better stay away from artificial additives.

five. How to make a good cup of coffee by yourself?

When we really don't have time and want to make three-in-one and two-in-one coffee simply and quickly, is there a smarter and healthier way to drink it?

If you want to make your own coffee, coffee experts suggest you master the following three points.

Filter and hang coffee bags

Choose simple strained coffee with ingredients. Strained coffee is a convenient choice for people who do not have the time and equipment to make coffee. But it is best to buy the earbags made by the coffee shop, because compared with the big food companies, the coffee shop has a smaller market and less inventory, and the coffee powder will be relatively fresh, and you can check the powder for abnormal shape and smell fuel consumption before drinking it.

(2) the smart filter cup uses the follicle principle, which saves time and does not need to practice the technique. The smart filter cup can be used when there is no time to slowly brew coffee, similar to the traditional coffee filter cup, but there is a card tenon at the bottom of the cup, as long as you put the filter paper, pour the coffee powder, rinse hot water and stir for 1 minute, put the filter cup on the mug, the card tenon buckle and start to filter, before and after 5 minutes, you can make 2mur4-person coffee.

For those who are not used to black coffee, it is recommended to choose good sugar and milk and add it appropriately.

As for milk, fresh milk is the first choice.

If none of the above methods are suitable for you, you still want to buy three-in-one or two-in-one instant coffee. It is recommended to check whether coffee is listed first on the food label on the package, and make sure there are no additives other than cream and sugar.

The strained coffee in front street is made of Arabica beans, which ensures both flavor and health. On average, the cheapest is only 4 yuan for a bag of strained coffee, which is a great bargain.