I received this email a few days back and thought I'd like to share. I believe some of you may have already gotten this forwarded email before, but for those who haven't, read on.
Dear All,
The english version of the article in Chinese.
Bubble tea brings alot of sweet excitement to our taste buds but it is also very harmful to health.
Milk essence is the main ingredient in bubble tea. Ten cups of fresh milk
cannot match the taste of of a teaspoon of milk essence. The main ingredient of milk essence is
hygrogenated vegetable oil, a type of transfat. Experts says that a glass of 500ml of bubble tea a day
far exceed the allowable limit of transfat for any person. It will lead to heart and blood vessel
diseases.
Milk essence gives the bubble tea the fragrance and make it tasty.
The fragrance and tastiness derived from a type of chemical.
This chemical has trace of arsenic, lead, copper and many harmful minerals.
Long term consumption can lead to heart and blood vessel disease, cancer,
asthma and other health complications. It reduces the IQ of children.
Consuming the black bubbles is equivalent to consuming plastic. Normally
these bubbles were made from casava (tapioca) powder. This alone does not give the rubbery texture. To
make it more rubbery, millet protein is added. Some "black hearted" businessmen felt that this is still
not rubbery enough. so, an artificial plastic powder is added. This type of artificial plastic material will never
be digested and absorbed into the body. It will remain in the body and cause havoc to our health. You can
imagine what will happen to your health after prolonged consumption of transfat and plastic!!!!
FOR YOUR HEALTH SAKE, PLEASE ABSTAIN FROM BUBBLE TEA.
Who would've thought such a harmless looking and great-tasting drink could potentially pose a threat on the health. Then again, behind so many other harmless looking and tasty food, lies potent danger.
Moral, be careful of what you eat. Wait, correction, be wary of which food you love.
I shall have to control my intake of bubble tea from now on. *sighs*
Sad and inconsolable me signing off. :(
p.s. In case you're wondering, I got the title from Google by typing the pinyin for bubble tea.
but jessica these sort of forwarded emails are usually not very trustworthy right? i think miri's pearl milk tea they use coffee mate instead of milk essence eh. so can't be that bad la.
ReplyDeletehui li here btw.
Hi Hui Li! Lol. I dunno whether they used Coffee Mate because I think milk essence is also powder. Maybe I should ask one day. And I think the pearls part is true, cos my mum's been telling me since forever. She read from a newspaper/magazine article.
ReplyDeleteYea we can never know until they officially run tests or sth. Putting that aside, I always get headachy whenever I drink bubble tea from boulevard. I admit they have the yummiest in miri, but the after-effect is just so annoying. And I thought I was the only one but it turns out to be the same case for Kristy. It's probably a sign? But I still love love love the chewy 'bubbles' sighhhhh
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree that the Boulevard one is the best around here. In fact, its better than any other I've ever tasted. KL ones are pretty bad. I never get headache after drinking though and I drink it almost every week... I love the bubbles too! To me, its the best part of bubble tea. Sigh indeed! :(
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