Drinking "grain wine" will not make you dizzy?

 Ruan Guangfeng, Director of Science and Technology Communication Department, Science and Technology Center

Chinese people like to drink baijiu for more than 2,000 years.

Recently, an article on the Internet said that as long as the label of the wine contains edible alcohol and edible flavors, it is "blended wine", which is not good, and it is more prone to dizziness and dizziness after drinking

Do you feel dizzy after drinking too much "grain wine"?

The truth is that "grain wine" also contains alcohol, as long as you drink too much, you will faint

Why do I get dizzy when I get drunk? Mainly because of the effects of alcohol

If you consume too much alcohol and it is too late to metabolize, alcohol will also have an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, which may cause dysfunction of the circulatory system, respiratory system, and digestive system.

In addition, the fusel oil in liquor will also have an impact on whether you get up and dizzy after drinking

Therefore, whether dizziness is mainly due to the effect of alcohol

Is it easy to have a headache after drinking too much "blending wine"?

The truth is that blending is one of the production processes of liquor, and it is alcohol and fusel oil that affect the headache, which has nothing to do with blending

For a long time, due to the lack of popular science work, most of the public mistakenly believe that liquor blending is "alcohol plus water", and the subsequent understanding is that as long as it is related to the word "blending", it is "bad"

In fact, blending is an important process in liquor production

According to Chinese standards, according to the process, liquor is divided into three types: solid method liquor, liquid method liquor and solid-liquid method liquor.

　　Blending and seasoning refers to the special technology of blending wines with different aromas, tastes and styles in different proportions to make them meet certain standards and into a specific style of finished wine

　　It can be said that all liquors need to be blended before they can be sold at the factory

　　Whether you will have a headache after drinking it is mainly related to alcohol and fusel oil, and has nothing to do with whether it has been blended

　　Are flavored and alcohol-blended wines bad?

　　The truth is that the wine blended with flavor and alcohol is only different in the production process, and has nothing to do with the quality of the wine

　　According to the definition of Chinese standards, edible alcohol is a water-containing alcohol used in the food industry, which is made from grains, potatoes, molasses or other edible crops as the main raw materials, and is refined by fermentation and distillation

　　The so-called alcohol-blended wine refers to the white wine that is blended with edible alcohol plus a certain amount of water and seasoning wine
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Many people say that alcohol blending is not a grain wine, but a new craft wine
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But their source is grain, and there is no essential difference from the wine made directly after the grain is fermented and blended
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　　And food additives such as flavors and pigments just make the wine have more color and aroma, and give people different sensory enjoyment
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It is safe as long as it is eaten properly
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　　According to "Liquor Industry Terminology", liquor can be divided into three types: solid method liquor, liquid method liquor and solid-liquid method liquor
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Food additives and edible alcohol are not allowed to be added to solid-state liquor, while edible alcohol and food additives are allowed to be used in liquid liquor and solid-liquid liquor
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This is actually just a difference in product classification and management, and has nothing to do with good or bad
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　　Which wine is better?

　　From a health perspective, alcohol contains alcohol, and alcohol is a world-recognized carcinogen that increases the risk of a variety of chronic diseases and is not harmful to health
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The dietary guidelines of countries around the world also recommend that you try not to drink alcohol or drink less
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　　For example, the latest dietary guidelines in the United States suggest that it is best not to drink alcohol
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Alcohol intake should not exceed 28 grams per day for men and 14 grams per day for women
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Roughly, women can drink up to 360ml of beer or 150ml of wine or 75ml of low-alcohol liquor per day, and men can drink up to 720ml of beer or 300ml of wine or 150ml of low-alcohol liquor per day
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　　China's dietary guidelines recommend that children and adolescents, pregnant women and nursing mothers should not drink alcohol
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Adult men should drink no more than 25 grams of alcohol per day, and women should not exceed 15 grams
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　　There are many kinds of Chinese liquor, whether it is strong-flavor, sauce-flavored, light-flavored, or rice-flavored, phoenix-flavored, soy-flavored, sesame-flavored, or added with edible alcohol and food additives, all just give it different Consumers can buy according to their own taste, and there is no such thing as a better taste
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"China Food News" (Version 03, June 8, 2021)

(Editor in charge: Lian He)