"0 sugar, 0 calories, 0 fat" drink, is it true?

Original title: "0 sugar, 0 calories and 0 fat" drink, is it true?

The heat is unbearable, and the icy drink has become the favorite of many people

Are there really no sugars in "0-sugar" drinks? Why do "0-sugar" drinks also make people gain weight? With these questions, the reporter conducted an investigation and interview

"0 sugar, 0 calories and 0 fat" beverages sell well in the market

The reporter saw in a large supermarket in Chaoyang District, Beijing that on the shelves with hundreds of beverages, the words "0 sugar, 0 fat", "0 sugar" and "sugar-free" were marked in prominent positions on the outer packaging of many brands of beverages.

When visiting a number of convenience stores, the reporter found that many convenience stores put "0-sugar" beverages in conspicuous positions

On the online shopping platform, there are countless beverages with "0 sugar, 0 calories and 0 fat"

According to the market trend insight report released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in November 2021, the market size of China's sugar-free beverages (excluding packaged drinking water) in 2014 was only 1.

'0-sugar' beverages aren't completely sugar-free

Both delicious and healthy, "0-sugar" drinks seem to be the best choice

But is there really no sugar in "0-sugar" drinks? In fact, it is not - according to China's food safety standards, beverages with a sugar content of less than 0.

Xue Yong, an associate professor at the School of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, said that "0-sugar" beverages refer to beverages without added sucrose, maltose, fructose and glucose, but still contain some rich carbohydrates, and "0-sugar" beverages are not Without sugar, most drinks will have some sugar substitute added for taste

"Sugar substitutes, that is, artificial sweeteners, are actually many times sweeter than white sugar

Xue Yong said that the sugar substitutes used in different beverages are not the same.

"0" sugar drinks should not be consumed in excess

"There is no direct correlation between blood sugar levels and whether sugar is added or not

It is understood that the sweetness of sugar substitutes is higher than that of sucrose, and it is easy for people to fall into the "sweet trap"

"As for the side effects of sugar substitutes, there is still controversy in the academic community

"Beware of psychological dependence on '0-sugar' beverages

Epilogue

Now is the "dog days", and many areas are still hot and hot

Editor-in-Chief of this issue: Shi Yucheng

Internship editor: Zhou Youwei

From: China Quality News

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