About "zero additions", strawberry pesticide residues... 2022 Eclipse...

"China Society of Food Science and Technology" WeChat public account news on the 6th, recently, the Chinese Society of Food Science and Technology and the Science and Technology Association Science Debunking Platform jointly released the "2022 Food Safety and Health Rumor List"
.

Myth 1: Milk with a long shelf life is due to the addition of preservatives?

Scientific truth: The length of shelf life depends on the sterilization method and packaging process of milk, etc.
, generally using ultra-high temperature instantaneous sterilization of milk shelf life can reach at least 6 months, and has nothing to do with
preservatives.

Myth 2: People who are lactose intolerant can't drink milk?

Scientific truth: lactose intolerance is caused by human lactase deficiency or insufficient secretion, lactose intolerance people can choose to drink yogurt, lactose-free or low-lactose milk with lactase, or try a small amount of milk (< 50ml / time) to gradually enhance the tolerance of the intestine to lactose
.

Myth 3: Can juice completely replace fruit?

Scientific truth: The way fruits are eaten by juicing has been widely accepted by the public, but whether it is industrial production or household juicing, nutrients are more or less lost
.
Therefore, fruit juice is not a complete substitute for fruit
.

Myth 4: Air fryers cooking food is unhealthy and may produce carcinogens?

Scientific fact: The heating principle of an air fryer is similar to that of an oven, except that the air flows faster and the food takes less time to ripen than the oven
.
Therefore, the use of air fryer does not produce more harmful substances
than other processing methods.

Myth 5: Strawberries can detect a variety of pesticide residues and are the most "dirty" fruit?

Science Fact: Detecting pesticide residues is not unsafe
.
China has set limit standards for the maximum residue of various pesticides, as long as they are safe
within the allowable range of standards.

Myth 6: Can soda adjust the body's acid-base balance?

Scientific truth: The internal environment of a healthy human body can automatically maintain a suitable pH range, providing a stable environment
for physiological activities in the body.
It is unscientific to rely on diet to regulate the acid-base balance of the human body
.

Myth 7: Milk drinks are as nutritious as pure milk?

Scientific truth: the production process, raw and auxiliary materials of milk drinks and pure milk are different, and the nutrition is also different
.
The protein content of pure milk is higher than that of milk drinks, and China's national standards stipulate that the protein content in pure milk should be ≥ 2.
9g/100g, while the protein content in milk drinks only needs ≥ 1.
0g/100g
.

Myth 8: Are "zero-additive" foods safer?

Scientific truth: "zero addition" is not necessarily related
to the safety of food.
Some foods are more guaranteed in quality and safety precisely because of the addition of food additives due to the necessity of the process
.

Myth 9: Drinking too much soy milk will induce breast cancer?

Scientific truth: Soy isoflavones have a two-way regulatory effect and will not simply cause an increase
in estrogen levels in the body.
On the contrary, there is already scientific research evidence that soy and its products have health benefits
.