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You can't drink coffee with milk? This is a misunderstanding.

Published: 2026-04-03 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/03, According to the data, the current market size of coffee in China is about 70 billion yuan, with an annual growth rate of more than 15%. Experts predict that domestic coffee consumption will reach 300 billion yuan in 2020. At present, the per capita annual coffee consumption in China is 5 cups, which is far lower than the average of about 300 cups per capita in Japan and South Korea, and also far lower than the world average of about 240 cups. Therefore, China is becoming the world.

According to the data, the current market size of coffee in China is about 70 billion yuan, with an annual growth rate of more than 15%. Experts predict that domestic coffee consumption will reach 300 billion yuan in 2020. At present, the per capita annual coffee consumption in China is 5 cups, which is far lower than the average of about 300 cups per capita in Japan and South Korea, and also far lower than the world average of about 240 cups. Therefore, China is becoming the most potential coffee consumer in the world.

In fact, more and more urban white-collar workers like to drink coffee, which can relieve fatigue on the one hand, and the leisure function of coffee shops is becoming more and more popular on the other. But do you know the three major misunderstandings about drinking coffee?

Myth 1. Instant coffee contains low trans fatty acids, so it's okay to drink more.

Many consumers think that instant coffee and coffee partners are low in trans fat and that unless they drink more than 100 cups a day, there will be no problem.

Explanation: fan Zhihong, PhD in food science from China Agricultural University, said that if it is a high-quality coffee companion, although the main ingredient of cream is hydrogenated vegetable oil, the degree of hydrogenation is very thorough, and the content of trans fatty acids can be as low as 0.2%. According to our laws and regulations, it can be legally marked as zero. However, this highly hydrogenated oil contains much more saturated fatty acids than lard and butter. So if you drink too much instant coffee every day, don't worry about trans fats, but be careful about saturated fatty acids, and you will eat too much sugar and caffeine, which is not very healthy.

Myth 2 Pure black coffee is healthy and can be drunk more.

Coffee companions and instant coffee have been added, so you don't have to worry about drinking more pure black coffee.

Explanation: fan Zhihong said that pure coffee contains a lot of potassium and antioxidants, which is beneficial and harmless to the prevention of chronic diseases. However, after all, it contains more caffeine, the metabolic ability of caffeine varies from person to person, if you feel flustered, insomnia, it is best not to drink. At the same time, coffee also has a certain irritation to the stomach, and people with gastric ulcers, excessive gastric acid and gastroesophageal reflux had better not drink it.

Myth 3 oxalic acid in coffee can affect the absorption of calcium in milk

Is it okay to add milk instead of companion and sugar in the coffee? But also heard that the oxalic acid in coffee will affect the absorption of calcium in milk?

Explanation: fan Zhihong said that adding milk directly to coffee is not a problem and does not harm health. Although coffee does contain a small amount of oxalic acid, and caffeine has a diuretic effect, there is little calcium loss caused by drinking a cup of coffee. In contrast, there is much more calcium from milk than from coffee, so the overall effect of coffee milk is still beneficial to increase calcium intake.

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