Adding industrial acid to white sugar, is eating sugar the same as eating lime? Don't believe these rumors about white sugar

Add industrial acid to granulated sugar?

Granulated sugar added to the "lime starch mixture"?

Will eating raw white sugar cause stomach mites?

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These rumors about white sugar

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Listen to Zhenzhen to answer your questions

1. Are these toxic substances added to white sugar? Nonsense!

1. Add industrial acid to granulated sugar?

Zhenzhen: There is no such production process as "adding industrial acid to soft white sugar". The national standard GB/T1445-2018 stipulates that the total sugar content of the lowest grade of soft white sugar is above 97.9%. It is impossible for a large amount of acid or alkali to exist, and a large amount of acid or alkali will seriously affect the taste. my country has always strictly managed the production of edible sugar, formulated and issued detailed product quality standards and production technical regulations to constrain the production process, and the quality and safety of edible sugar is fully guaranteed.

2. Add white sugar to the "lime starch mixture"?

Zhenzhen: At present, the production process of white sugar in my country mainly adopts the sulfite method or the carbonation method. Regardless of the production process, starch or "lime starch mixture" will not be added during the production process. Starch will gelatinize when exposed to heat and hydrolyze when exposed to acid. If starch is added to the production of edible sugar, it will increase the difficulty of purification and affect the crystallization of sucrose, which will not only increase production energy consumption but also reduce the sugar yield. The sucrose purity of white sugar is very high (≥99.5%) and the chemical properties are very stable. There is no need to add anything else to extend the shelf life.

Second, adding sugar to them will have these effects? Not really!

1. Can adding sugar to tea help sober you up?

Zhenzhen: The basic principle of hangover relief is to metabolize alcohol into acetaldehyde and acetic acid faster and excrete them from the body. Ethanol is metabolized mainly in the liver, first converted into acetaldehyde by alcohol dehydrogenase, then converted into acetic acid by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, and then further metabolized into carbon dioxide and water. The most important substances in tea are antioxidants such as caffeine and tea polyphenols, which cannot promote the metabolism of alcohol into acetaldehyde and acetic acid; as for white sugar, there is no evidence that it can promote alcohol metabolism. On the contrary, the intake of white sugar will increase energy and aggravate the metabolic disorder caused by alcohol.

2. Will eating tomatoes mixed with sugar cause mites to grow in the body?

Zhenzhen: The attribution of "white sugar causes mites" is not rigorous. White sugar is just one of many media that may cause mite infection. When white sugar is not stored in a sealed manner, is stored for too long, or is in a contaminated environment, it may breed mites. If the white sugar is qualified and well stored, eating it raw will generally not cause worms in the stomach. In addition, mites are not parasites. If they are eaten into the stomach, they will be killed by gastric juice and eventually excreted from the body, and will not affect health. To avoid mites, you cannot blame white sugar, but you must do a good job of food preservation and indoor hygiene.

3. Is it harmful to health if fructosyl lysine is produced by cooking eggs and sugar together?

Zhenzhen: When adding sugar to boiled eggs, if the eggs have already coagulated and denatured, the lysine in the eggs will hardly react with the sugar. But if the two are mixed and heated, fructosyl lysine will be produced. However, the amount of fructosyl lysine produced at this time is very small and will not cause harm to the body. For safety reasons, it is recommended to add sugar after the eggs are fully coagulated.

3. What are the differences between these white sugars: granulated sugar, white sugar, and rock sugar?

From the perspective of sugar production technology, white sugar is made from sugarcane or beets through processes such as juice extraction, clarification, boiling, crystallization, honey separation, and drying; soft white sugar is made by adding invert sugar syrup to finer grain sugar; and rock sugar is made by heating white sugar to an appropriate temperature and removing the water in the white sugar to obtain large block crystals. Although there may be some differences in the size of the crystals and taste, their nutritional components and calories are basically the same.

In our purchase process, if you just pursue the taste, you can choose soft white sugar, because it tastes sweeter and is easier to dissolve. However, if you want to make cakes, it is recommended to use white sugar. In addition, the sugar required in traditional Chinese medicine and medicinal food is often rock sugar.

Zhenzhen Health reminds: After being digested and absorbed by the human body, sugar is quickly converted into blood sugar, which supplies the energy needed by the human body, helps to restore physical strength and eliminate fatigue, but excessive intake will increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and other diseases. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016)" first proposed to limit the intake of added sugars, not exceeding 50 grams per day, and preferably within 25 grams.

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