How much strawberry milkshake is appropriate to drink
It's a matter worth everyone's attention, something everyone should be concerned about. However, when it comes to how much strawberry milkshake is suitable, there should be a limit. This is something very worth paying attention to......
Nowadays, many people have a big misunderstanding about dairy products. They always assume that any product with the word "milk" in its name is a dairy product, just like that. In fact, dairy products include fresh milk (pasteurized milk), milk powder (whole milk powder, skim milk powder, infant formula milk powder), condensed milk (unsweetened condensed milk, sweetened condensed milk), and yogurt, among others. Their nutritional value and flavor are greatly related to their processing methods. Dairy products are healthy, but friends, never have this kind of mindset—that seeing the word "milk" means healthy, and that foods with the word "milk" are made with fresh milk.
People generally assume that drinks with "milk" in their name should be made from fresh milk, and foods with "fruit" in their name should contain fresh fruit. Therefore, the fragrant strawberry milkshakes in fast-food shops are delicious and nutritious, and are very popular. But a report from The Guardian in the UK pointed out that so-called "strawberry milkshakes" are formulated from 59 chemical ingredients, containing neither strawberries nor fresh milk.
Experts point out that processed foods require the addition of many food additives. Just like in the UK, strawberry milkshakes sold in Chinese fast-food chains also contain so many additives. Therefore, do not frequently drink milkshakes or other so-called "dairy products" in some chain fast-food restaurants. You really cannot guarantee their ingredients and quality outside. Now, let's take a look at these chemical ingredients:
One, flavorings. To create the strawberry flavor, more than 40 compounds are meticulously blended, such as anethole and maltol.
Two, colorings. To achieve a strawberry-like color, synthetic red coloring is added.
Three, stabilizers and thickeners. To give the drink a smooth and delicate texture, ingredients like guar gum, carrageenan, and phosphates are added.
Four, sweeteners. To create a refreshing sweetness, high-fructose corn syrup is added.
Although it contains no fresh milk or strawberries, this strawberry milkshake still contains skim milk powder, whey powder, and cream. Compared to milk tea and various fruit-flavored beverages made with non-dairy creamer in some fast-food shops, it can be considered quite good quality. Those so-called 'milk teas' contain no milk or milk powder at all; they are made with non-dairy creamer, sugar, flavorings, and colorings. And 'fruit-flavored drinks' have no fruit at all; they are just made from syrup, flavorings, colorings, phosphates, etc. The nutritional value of such drinks could be said to be negative.
We understand that many processed foods on the market today are somewhat "misnamed." For example, many cantaloupe fruit candies contain no cantaloupe at all; their color comes from a combination of "Brilliant Blue" and "Tartrazine," and their flavor comes from flavorings. Many blueberry pastries contain not a single blueberry, and lemon-filled cookies have no lemon ingredients.