Lin Sheng has no morals?

Original title: Lin Sheng has no morals? The "high price" Zhong Xuegao used thickeners, and the high temperature did not melt for 1 hour!

Recently, some netizens posted that after a sea salt-flavored ice cream under Zhong Xuegao was placed at room temperature of 31°C for nearly half an hour, the ice layer on the surface of the ice cream melted and became creamy

On July 2, "Zhong Xuegao left at room temperature of 31 degrees for 1 hour without melting" was on the hot search

In this regard, Zhong Xuegao said that first of all, there is no non-melting ice cream, just because the main ingredients of this product formula are milk, cream, etc.

At the same time, regarding the addition problem, Zhong Xuegao said that in order to maintain the good flavor and shape of the product during the shelf life, the product only uses a very small amount of food emulsification thickener (carrageenan), which is added in strict accordance with the relevant national standards, you can rest assured edible

In fact, food emulsifiers and thickeners are more common in the ice cream industry

It is an important food additive widely used in the food industry and is used as a gelling agent

At present, thickener is an additive widely used in food.

Ice creams purchased from regular channels on the market have been tested.

As we all know, Zhong Xuegao's price is very high, and it is dubbed "sky-high ice cream" by netizens, but Lin Sheng, the founder of Zhong Xuegao, replied: "It's the price, whether you like it or not

Wei Jia, a researcher in the new retail industry, pointed out that the increase in the price of raw materials is only one reason for the price fluctuation of ice cream, but not the whole.

Zhong Xue Gao’s Internet celebrity brands and some high-end ice cream brands claim to use more expensive raw materials such as pure milk, natural cream, cocoa butter, or imported fruits such as blueberries, raspberries, and durians, which lead to higher product costs, so prices are expensive

However, according to industry insiders, the main ingredient of ice cream is water, and the technical barriers are not high.

Tech Planet once reported that an ice cream dealer revealed that Zhong Xuegao's purchase price was only 7-8 yuan, and the cost was probably about 6 yuan; the net red cultural and creative ice cream scenic spot was priced at 15-30 yuan, and the cost was only 6 yuan

In other words, the gross profit of an ice cream of more than 10 yuan may reach 3 to 5 yuan, and the profit alone has exceeded the price of a cheap ice cream, and the premium space is very considerable

If it is an ordinary product with a thickening agent (carrageenan) added to it, consumers can understand it, but the same is true of the "high price" Zhong Xuegao, and Lin Sheng is accused of having no professional integrity

Data show that carrageenan, as a good coagulant, can replace the usual agar, gelatin and pectin

Carrageenan, also known as carrageenan, carrageenan, Irish moss carrageenan, is the calcium, potassium, sodium and ammonium salts of polysaccharide sulfates composed of galactose and anhydrogalactose
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Due to the different binding forms of sulfates, they can be divided into Kappa, Iota, and Lambda
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Carrageenan is white or light brown granules or powder, odorless or slightly odorous, with a sticky and slippery taste
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Soluble in water at about 80°C to form a viscous, transparent or slightly milky white free-flowing solution
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Carrageenan is a food additive, which belongs to a kind of dietary fiber.
It can thicken, stabilize and emulsify when added to food
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Since the raw materials for making carrageenan are natural plants, such as marine red algae, it is not harmful to the human body when applied under the relevant standards for food production
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However, some people believe that carrageenan will be degraded in high temperature and other environments, and the degraded products will cause harm to the human body after being ingested, such as causing digestive system diseases, including digestive tract inflammation, ulcers, and even cancer.
There is no scientific basis for the statement, but in order to avoid unnecessary harm, it is still recommended to avoid eating foods containing food additives as much as possible, and instead choose to eat natural foods as much as possible
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