What?! 1 cup of milk tea contains more caffeine than 3 cups of American style!

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Today, the topic # 1 cup of milk tea contains more than 3 cups of caffeine in American style # on Weibo's top search list. Yes, there is not only caffeine in coffee, but also a lot of caffeine in milk tea, as well as in many other drinks, such as some energy drinks and tea drinks.

Normally, the amount of coffee in a cup of milk tea is about 3.5 cups of American coffee. Many friends have had the experience that they can't sleep at night after drinking milk tea, and the culprit may be the caffeine.

Caffeine is a central nervous stimulant that can temporarily help us get rid of drowsiness and refresh us, but for sensitive people, caffeine intake can lead to insomnia, anxiety, irritability and other symptoms. Eating too much will promote calcium loss, lead to fractures, osteoporosis and other risks, long-term high intake of caffeine will also affect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health.

Prior to this, the Shanghai Consumer Rights Protection Commission has tested dozens of local milk teas and found that the average amount of caffeine in a cup of milk tea is 270mg, with the highest level of 428mg, exceeding the daily caffeine intake recommended by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA).

The Shanghai Consumer Protection Commission also specifically reminded consumers that the caffeine content in tea is 2% Mur4%, which is higher than that in coffee beans. As the new type of milk tea is affected by the type of raw materials and current technology, and the sugar content is also very high, special people such as children, pregnant women, patients with high blood pressure or heart disease should especially avoid excessive consumption.

Thus it can be seen that the channel for our daily intake of caffeine is not necessarily coffee, but also milk tea or other drinks on the market, such as Red Bull, Coke, lemon tea, and so on. A normal bottle of caffeine does not exceed the amount of caffeine. But if you drink two or three cans of these drinks a day for a long time, it will cause insomnia and other problems due to excessive intake. Therefore, when choosing drinks, remember to pay more attention to their caffeine content to avoid excessive intake.

And now there are more and more small ingredients in the new tea, such as pearls, waves, taro balls, taro paste, Simi, immortal grass jelly, coconut and so on. The choice of these small ingredients is enough to make people dazzling, and they have long become a favorite part of milk tea. However, the sugar content is inestimable, and eating large amounts of sugar and trans fats can lead to health risks such as obesity.

CCTV also reported a survey on the health index of milk tea. through the survey, it was found that the mainstream tea brands in the market contained an average of 13 cubes of sugar in a cup of milk tea, and caffeine was equal to 3 gamble and 4 cups of American coffee. the sugar and caffeine content has far exceeded the expected limit.

As young people have a higher pursuit of health quality, new tea brands have begun to pay great attention to the choice of raw materials, and the consumption era of "fresh milk, fresh tea, fresh fruit" has become the standard in this new tea industry. At the same time, they also pay more attention to the health of drinks and tend to choose low-sugar and low-fat products. The concepts of zero sucrose, plant base and no addition bring more inspiration to new tea enterprises to promote new products.

However, no matter how to change milk tea, it is still inseparable from tea, so consumers who are very sensitive to caffeine still need to pay great attention. When buying milk tea, it is recommended to avoid milk tea with strong tea flavor, or to choose small cups of milk tea as far as possible. the choice of small ingredients must also be controlled and then controlled.

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