The "health brand" of lactic acid bacteria drinks is more like a blinding method

"Live bacteria are stronger and intestines more beautiful", "30 billion active lactic acid bacteria, a bottle after meal" "6 kinds of lactic acid bacteria fermentation, this is very important" In recent years, lactic acid bacteria beverages have gradually become the new favorite of many people
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Because it is rich in lactic acid bacteria, which can help digestion and contribute to gastrointestinal health, lactic acid bacteria drinks are also considered healthy drinks
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At present, various lactic acid bacteria beverages on the market are also under the banner of maintaining intestinal health, but are lactic acid bacteria beverages really as healthy as it advertises? A reporter from the Beijing Morning News visited many supermarkets and found that the lactic acid bacteria beverage market was chaotic frequently, the packaging was full of gimmicks, the flora in the formula was diverse, and the sales method was unreasonable
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Experts said that there are many problems in the lactic acid bacteria beverage market, and consumers urgently need to know the truth
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Lactic acid bacteria chaos 1 The more

bacteria, the better.
The more bacteria does not mean the better the product.
A
 
reporter from the Beijing Morning News found in an investigation that lactic acid bacteria beverages can now be divided into single lactic acid bacteria beverages and multiple lactic acid bacteria beverages
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Among them, the most commonly used strain for single lactic acid bacteria beverages is Lactobacillus casei, such as full-active lactic acid bacteria beverages
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A variety of lactic acid bacteria beverages are currently popular.
The bacteria used include Bifidobacterium, Streptococcus thermophilus, and bulgaric lactic acid bacteria.
For example, the advertisement claims that "6 types of lactic acid bacteria are fermented, which is very important.
" A sample lactic acid bacteria beverage
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In addition, some brands of lactic acid bacteria beverages are also full of gimmicks in the labeling of bacteria in order to highlight the characteristics of their products, such as "AB bacteria full coverage", "B Yichang bacteria", "Youyi C" and so on
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　　Regarding these various strains, dairy industry expert Wang Dingmian said that the current regulations allow nearly 20 strains to be used
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Compared with single lactic acid bacteria, multiple lactic acid bacteria are also called compound strains.
Compared with single strains, the use of compound strains has stricter technological requirements
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"Some products claim to contain a variety of lactic acid bacteria, but if the number of each type of bacteria is not balanced, it may be difficult to distinguish which type of bacteria is playing a leading role.

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In addition, various strains have their own functional characteristics, and the specific drinking effect also depends on the symbiosis between the strains.
Therefore, the more strains you contain, the better your product will not necessarily be
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In addition, Yun Wuxin, a Ph.
D.
in Food Engineering from the Department of Agriculture and Biology, Purdue University in the United States, also said that different strains have different health effects, but now scientists have not fully understood the mechanism of action of many strains on the human body.
There is no need to buy a product for the fancy bacterial species name
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Lactic acid bacteria chaos 2 The number of　　live bacteria is hundreds of millions.
It is not meaningful　　to compare the number of live bacteria with different types of bacteria.
In addition to the different flora used, the number of live bacteria contained in the lactic acid bacteria drink It is not the same .
The reporter of Beijing Morning News compared the food labels of different brands of products in Carrefour, Lotte Mart and other supermarkets and found that the content of lactic acid bacteria in various lactic acid bacteria beverages is also different .
Among them, the number of bacteria in Yakult is ≥1×10 ⁸ cfu/ml (The amount of bacteria contained in each milliliter sample), 900ml of Junlebao’s daily live bacteria contains more than 10 ⁸ cfu/ml .
Most of Weiquan’s lactic acid bacteria beverages claim that each bottle contains more than 130.
5 million lactic acid bacteria.
The time is 3×10 ⁸ cfu/ml .
Some brands only indicate "30 billion active lactic acid bacteria" on the packaging .
A 　　reporter from Beijing Morning News randomly interviewed customers who bought lactic acid bacteria drinks in supermarkets, and most of them said they would pay attention to the number of bacteria.
Is it really the more bacteria the better? 　　Wang Dingmian said that the national standard for lactic acid bacteria beverages is 10 ⁶
 
　　
  
  
In terms of cfu/ml, if the product contains the same kind of lactic acid bacteria, the higher the number of viable bacteria is of course better than the lower one, but if the lactic acid bacteria are of different types, just comparing the number of viable bacteria is not meaningful, because different types of lactic acid bacteria have an impact on the human body.
The required quantity is different
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　　Nutrition expert Fan Zhihong also said that the more viable bacteria are not the better, it depends on the specific role of different flora
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For example, the human body has different requirements for lactic acid bacteria that inhibit harmful bacteria in the intestinal tract and immune regulation
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　　Lactic acid bacteria chaos 3 Promotion of lactic acid bacteria beverages that need to be refrigerated at room
 
　　temperature 　　 Living bacteria die quickly at room temperature.
Health value is discounted.

 
　　In the Lotte Mart supermarket near Guorui City, Dongcheng District, a reporter from Beijing Morning News found that the same 900ml Yili Yitian lactic acid bacteria beverage was different It is placed on refrigerated containers and promotional containers.
Unlike refrigerated containers, although promotional containers are also freezers, their hand-feeling temperature is almost the same as normal temperature, and they fail to meet the storage conditions of 2°C to 6°C required on the packaging of lactic acid bacteria beverages.
Customers are attracted by the promotion and purchase the products at the promotion counter
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A reporter from the Beijing Morning Post immediately asked the shopping guide, who said that the prices are the same and they can buy the products on the refrigerated cabinet
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The reporter also found that after the same product in the refrigerated container is sold out, the shopping guide will move it from the promotional container to fill the gap
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　　In addition, lactic acid bacteria beverages often come out of refrigerated containers to "sunbathe" and appear in outdoor promotions in some supermarkets
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Wang Dingmian said that the active lactic acid bacteria beverages are relatively "squeaky".
If cold storage conditions are not met during the production and marketing process, the death of active lactic acid bacteria will be accelerated.
After the number of live bacteria declines rapidly, the health value of the product will also be greatly reduced
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　　Nutrition expert Fan Zhihong also said that the value of lactic acid bacteria beverages is subject to quality conditions
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The number of lactic acid bacteria contained in the lactic acid bacteria beverage when it leaves the factory can only maintain the number of live bacteria under refrigerated conditions.
If it is placed at room temperature, the live bacteria will soon die
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　　Lactobacillus chaos 4 claims that the low-calorie and low-sugar content of
 
　　lactic acid bacteria drinks is higher than that of cola.
The low-sugar lactic acid bacteria drink will increase the cost.
The
 
　　reporter of Beijing Morning News also found in the investigation that low-sugar is also one of the selling points of some lactic acid bacteria drinks
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Lactic acid bacteria beverage products that claim to be low in sugar include Junlebao Daily Live Bacteria (900ml), Yili Daily Active Lactobacillus Drink (350ml), Weiquan Active Lactic Acid Bacteria Drink (435ml) and so on
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　　However, if you carefully read the nutritional composition table of the active lactic acid bacteria beverage, you will find that this type of beverage is not low in sugar, but high in sugar
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Take Jun Le Bao Daily Live Bacteria (900ml), which claims to be low in sugar and calorie as an example, its carbohydrate per 100 ml is 4.
8 grams, and the sugar content is 4.
3 grams, which translates to nearly 39 grams of sugar in a bottle
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　　It also claims that the sugar content of low-sugar taste is even higher, with a sugar content of up to 15.
1 grams per 100 ml.
Drinking a bottle of 435ml of beverage, the sugar intake is as high as 66 grams
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As we all know, the sugar content of cola is relatively high in beverages.
The sugar content of a 330ml can of Coca-Cola is about 34 grams, which is only half of the sugar content of a full lactic acid bacteria beverage
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　　Wang Dingmian said that the national standard for the sugar content of lactic acid bacteria beverages is no more than 8% per 100ml
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Although some companies use part of oligofructose to reduce the sugar content, which means that the sugar content of lactic acid bacteria beverage can reach 5%, the cost of using oligofructose will increase
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This approach is originally an improvement, and it should be affirmed.
Low glycation should be a trend in the future of lactic acid bacteria beverages
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However, while manufacturing enterprises one-sidedly pursued low sugar content targets, they made another mistake of neglecting the high total sugar content
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They often make a fuss about the capacity of lactic acid bacteria beverages.
For example, the original 100ml small bottle is changed to 330ml, 480ml, or even larger.
At present, there are 900ml large bottles on the market.

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In other words, when you drink a 400ml or 480ml bottle of beverage, its total sugar intake will be higher
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　　"For lactic acid bacteria, sugar is the nourishment for probiotics to survive.
Without sugar, probiotics will die on their own
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Products such as lactic acid bacteria beverages will easily produce acid if too little sugar is added.
Too acid is difficult to eat.
So sugar can only be used to reconcile the sourness and flavor, and too much sugar is not good for human health
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" Wang Dingmian added
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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Li Xiaojuan Beijing Morning Post reporter 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　intern reporter high Forint