"Sugar free" is not equal to 100% sugar free

2022-10-28

The consumption of sugary drinks is considered to be one of the biggest behavioral risk factors that can lead to death. Recently, a research paper published by Zhou Maigeng and others from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the European Journal of Public Health showed that the disease burden caused by the consumption of sugary drinks in China has increased significantly. When people generally pay attention to the sugar content in beverages and foods, some businesses mislead consumers by using the concept of "sugar free". The actual situation is that "sugar free" is not equal to "sugar free", which may also lead to consumers to relax their vigilance and consume more sugary foods. The survey website refused to explain whether the red yogurt and beverage label "sugar free" contained sugar. Because it was composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen elements, and its chemical formula was similar to the polymerization of "carbon" and "water", it was also called carbohydrate. A sugary beverage is defined as a beverage in which sugar (in any form, such as brown sugar, corn sugar, corn syrup, fructose, glucose, etc.) is artificially added in the process of manufacturing the beverage, and the sugar content exceeds 5%. Common sugary drinks on the market include carbonated drinks, fruit juice, sports drinks, functional drinks, sweetened coffee or milk tea, etc. According to GB28050-2011 National Food Safety Standard General Principles for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Food, "sugar free or sugar free" means that the sugar content in solid or liquid food is not more than 0.5g per 100g or 100ml. In recent years, when people generally pay attention to the sugar content in beverages and foods, some businesses mislead consumers by using the concept of "sugar free". The actual situation is that "sugar free" is not equal to "sugar free", and "sugar free" is not really sugar free. This may also lead to a relaxation of consumer vigilance and more excessive consumption of sugary drinks. Ms. Meng told the Beijing Youth Daily that her child was in the fifth grade of primary school, and she paid special attention to the sugar content of the ingredients on the package when shopping for yogurt and drinks. She saw that an online red drink on a platform was labeled "sugar free". Although the price was two or three times higher than that of ordinary drinks, she still ordered several boxes because of online red recommendation, high nutritional value and sugar free. The child liked it very much, so she kept ordering. As a result, the child gained a lot of weight in just a few weeks. Until she found that the "sugar free" drink did not contain sugar, but added fructose syrup, which attracted children to drink, the sugar content was not as "zero" as expected. The reporter of Beiqing Daily asked the merchant, "Does this sugar free product contain any other sugar?" Later, the customer service of the merchant replied, "This is uncertain. It is recommended that you purchase it after collecting." On the home page, the reporter of Beiqing Daily found the screenshot of the ingredients list of the product, which clearly stated "yogurt fighting with sugar and fat". The ingredients list showed that the carbohydrate content of the product was 4.5%, although it was lower than that of ordinary products, it was not sugar free. Experts' "0 sucrose" and "no sucrose" do not mean "no sugar" and "no sugar", nor are they 100% sugar free, nor are they 100% sugar free. Take a zongzi product sold online that says "0 sugar" as an example. Some consumers see this label and understand that this product does not contain sugar, so there is no psychological burden when they eat it. actually,

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