after the purchase of concentrated juice, as long as a certain amount of water is added into the juice as a result, the operation is simple. Reporter Wang Yuan photo
this fruit juice shop is very common. Reporter Xing Zhenyu took
in the summer, the streets of all kinds of fresh juice store business again, "fresh juice" really healthy? In May 7th, the reporter in the provincial capital survey found that the so-called "fresh juice" more concentrated juice and additives, the raw materials have no fruit. The cost of 5 yuan a cup of lemon juice is only 20 Fen.
[b] fresh fruit juice shop can not see fruit [/b]
with the hot weather, fruit juice market is also gradually hot up. In the streets of the provincial capital, there are many kinds of fruit juice milk tea shops, and many have also marked "fresh squeezed fruit juice" signs. The fruit juice price range from a few yuan to more than ten yuan, is it really fresh? Reporters visited Hai Wei square, Daguan garden, Wanda Square and other places to find, many "fresh juice" drinks prepared in the stores are not able to see the fruit, the production of fruit juice is only a few spoonful scoops of water from a few plastic buckets.
in a drink shop near Daguan garden, the owner of the shop has made a sign of "fresh juice", and put out a row of fruit juices that have been packed in a row of 5 yuan and a cup. From time to time there are people who come to buy them, mostly children and young people. The reporter asked for a glass of peach juice, but the shopkeeper handed it a cup of green liquid. "This is a juice that is squeezed in the morning, and it may take a long time to change the color." The owner explained that the juice was absolutely fresh, without any additives. However, the reporter looked at the drink shop all the time and found no fruit at all, only plastic bottles and glass bottles with various labels.
in a beverage shop in Huayuan Road, the operating room is open, and the juice making process is very simple. It takes only two or three minutes. The whole operation room has no fruit except plastic barrels. The shopkeeper explained, "we use concentrated fruit juice. Ordinary fruit can not reach this concentration, and the taste is not as good as concentrating juice."
[b] sells fruit with fruit a piece of [/b]
a drink shop near Hai Wei square, which has many fruits, such as apples, pears, bananas, watermelons, and so on. The reporter asked for a cup of apple pear juice. The staff in the store took an apple and a pear. The peeling and squeezing were all on the face, and no other things were added. The price was 7 yuan a cup. Compared with other beverage shops that use concentrated juice as raw material, the juice price of this beverage shop ranges from 7 yuan to 12 yuan, which is obviously more expensive. The price of fruit juice squeezed from fresh fruit is also over 10 yuan in a drink shop on Shan Shi Dong road.
a shop specializing in the production of fresh juice at the Wanda Square. The counter is filled with all kinds of fruit to be squeezed in front of the counter. The operation is open, and the customer can see the whole process of making juice. The store has the lowest fruit juice price of 12 yuan. The staff of the store explained, "most of the fruit juice in the market is cheap. The real cost of fresh juice is higher. For the sake of lemon juice, a lemon is about 5 yuan."
according to a person familiar with the juice process, if all juice is squeezed with fresh fruit, it will not only cost much, but also has poor appearance and taste. To this end, in order to save costs and make good fruit juice, many people use juice concentrate, pigments, sweeteners and other blending juice.
[b] a barrel of lemon juice can be interviewed by fifty or sixty cups of [/b]
a barrel of two litres of lemon juice concentrate, as long as 10 yuan, a little better super concentrated juice is only 14 yuan. This concentrated juice can be turned on just as long as water is used, just like the taste of juice. "If you want the juice to look good, you can buy some concentrated fruit and add it, just like the freshly squeezed, and the price can be sold higher."
reporter told the reporter that the juice and water are generally 1 to 10 ratio, two litres of lemon juice can be fifty or sixty cups of lemon juice, which is the cost of a cup of up to 20 Fen. On the market, the price of this lemon juice is about 5 yuan per cup, and the price of blueberry, litchi and so on is even higher.
there is no fruit in this so-called concentrated juice ingredient. Like a lemon juice concentrate, the main ingredients are water, sugar, glucose and food additives, except lemon. These concentrated juice are mainly sold to juice shops, milk tea shops, and even some restaurants.
[b] individual concentrated juice contains 13 additives [/b]
in some food additives stores in Ji'nan, this concentrated juice is commonly sold. The reporter bought a few bottles of concentrated juice. On the label of a mango concentrated juice, the juice contains 13 kinds of additives, mainly xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, vitamin C, edible essence, amithoney, sodium cyclamate, saccharin sodium, seductive red, lemon yellow, sunset yellow and bright blue. On the label of a lemon juice concentrate, the food additives include acidity regulator, thickener, potassium sorbate, citric acid, sodium citrate, lemon yellow, bright blue, and edible essence.
what kind of juice can be called the present squeezed juice? The State Food and drug administration, issued by the State Administration of food and Drug Administration in September 2010, clearly stipulates that the present squeezed beverage, including the juice of the present squeezed fruit and vegetable, and the drink of the present squeezed grain, shall not use non food raw materials and can not be added to the food. The recycled food should not be used as the raw material. The beverage made from concentrated pulp, concentrated juice and fruit and vegetable powder can not be called squeezed beverage.
Author: Xing Zhenyu Zhang Xiaowei