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recently, the well-known internet celebrity "crazy little yang" and hefei three sheep network technology co., ltd. have attracted attention from the outside world for selling "meicheng mooncakes" through live broadcast. the publicity content such as "black truffles added, michelin master prepared" has also been questioned by the public. on the 19th, upstream news (reporting email: [email protected]) reporters found on multiple social platforms that many netizens posted the ingredient list of meicheng mooncakes and the well-known hong kong brand maxim's mooncakes for comparison, attracting the attention and discussion of many netizens. what do you think of these ingredient lists and additives? let's see what food experts say.

ingredients list of meicheng black truffle lava custard mooncake. network image

related pictures show that the ingredients of meicheng's "black truffle lava custard mooncake" include custard filling, trehalose, white sugar, butter, custard powder premix, coconut milk powder, black truffle lava sauce, potassium sorbate, fructose syrup and dozens of other ingredients. hong kong's well-known brand maxim's "lava custard mooncake" is divided into mainland version and hong kong version. a picture shared by a netizen shows that the mainland version of maxim's mooncake he bought was produced on august 3 this year. the ingredient list indicates sweeteners, thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, non-dairy creamer, anti-caking agents, etc., with a total of dozens of ingredients. its packaging shows that the place of origin is hong kong, china. as for the hong kong version of maxim's mooncake, there are slight differences in the ingredient list, such as stabilizers are marked with codes such as e407 and e410, and preservatives are marked with code e202. all the ingredients add up to dozens of ingredients.

ingredients list of maxim's lava custard mooncake. network diagram

some netizens said that the reason why the ingredient lists of the same mooncakes look different is because the mainland and hong kong have different requirements for product packaging.

on the 18th, guangzhou huadu district market supervision and administration bureau issued a report on the situation involving meicheng mooncakes. hong kong meicheng food group has registered "meicheng", "hong kong meicheng mooncakes", "meisun" and other trademarks approved for mooncake products in hong kong, and authorized the trademarks to guangzhou meicheng food company for use. no illegal behavior has been found in guangzhou meicheng food technology co., ltd., one of the producers of "hong kong meicheng mooncakes".

on the afternoon of the 19th, a reporter from upstream news interviewed chen jia, a doctor of food science and a teacher at the school of food science of southwest university. chen jia said that the quality of foods such as mooncakes cannot be judged by the number of ingredients on the list. reasonable use of additives is fine. "don't worry too much about whether there are additives, as long as you consume them reasonably and control the total amount."

chen jia believes that there is no problem with the reasonable use of additives in accordance with laws and regulations. "the reasonable use of food additives in accordance with laws and regulations can make food tastier and safer. if preservatives are not added, food may spoil, and consumers will have greater food safety risks after eating it." chen jia said that there may be differences in the regulations on ingredient lists between the mainland and hong kong and macau. "it doesn't mean that fewer ingredients are necessarily better, it may just not be marked."

experts say that we don’t need to worry too much about whether food contains additives.

according to media reports, a 50-gram mooncake has about 200 kcal of energy, which is close to 2 bowls of rice. some so-called "sugar-free mooncakes" mainly do not contain sucrose, but the nuts and crust in the mooncakes will still be converted into glucose. excessive intake will cause blood sugar to rise. in addition, some mooncakes will add lard, butter or vegetable cream to enhance the taste. these ingredients will also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

chen jia said: "generally speaking, mooncakes are high in oil and sugar, so be careful about the amount you eat. any ingredient, such as salt, sugar, oil, etc., is not good for your health if you eat too much. don't worry too much about whether there are additives, as long as you consume it reasonably and control the total amount."

upstream news reporter jin xin compiled some of the information from the paper