The reporter noticed that on the juice and milk beverage bottles of Wahaha Nutrition Express, the additives in the four-line ingredient list accounted for three lines: sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, aspartame, emulsified silicone oil ... total *** 1 1 food additives. According to food experts, this 1 1 food additive belongs to the range of additives stipulated by the state, but the content of various additives is not indicated in the ingredient list, so it is impossible to judge whether it exceeds the standard. If its content meets the national standard, it is harmless to human body. Experts also reminded that if the average daily intake of additives is too large, it may also endanger human health because of the superposition effect.
At present, milk-containing beverages have become an important sub-category in the beverage market. In 2005, Wahaha launched the "Nutrition Express Line" of "juice+milk", and then other brands such as "Little Foreigner" and "Want Want" also joined in this field, including "Real Fruit Granule" launched by Mengniu and "Fruit Li Xiang" launched by Yili. According to statistics, in 2008, the sales of Wahaha Nutrition Express reached 9 billion yuan.
However, experts in the industry pointed out that the actual nutritional value of milk-containing beverages is much lower than that of milk, but many consumers do not understand this.
Dairy expert Wang Dingmian said that the biggest feature of milk-containing beverages is that they contain less milk ingredients. The protein content of milk-containing beverages is mostly between 0.7%- 1.3%, and most of them are only 0.8%. Another feature is high sugar content, which caters to children's tastes. A professor from Jinan University also said that the protein content of milk-containing drinks is usually only about one third of that of ordinary milk. In addition, some flavors of milk-containing beverages are made by using food additives, rather than actually adding the substance.
"Milk-containing beverage additives are a common phenomenon." Wang Dingmian also believes that milk-containing beverages often contain as many as 18 kinds of food additives in order to meet the requirements of taste and flavor. Wang Dingmian believes that the milk-containing beverage itself should not have the problem of nutritional value. To some extent, milk-containing beverage is not even a dairy product, and its greatest function should be better taste and water supply.