The truth behind the 10,000 VND lemon tea is just chemicals
You often see glasses of lemon tea sold on the street for 10,000 VND – 15,000 VND. But what is the truth behind these tea cups, see the article below.
Lemon tea is definitely a favorite beverage of many people. It is easy to find and buy because they are sold a lot on the street. For only 10,000 – 15,000 VND, this is a favorite drink of students. However, do you know how to make a cup of lemon tea?
first Is lemon tea made from tea and lemon?
Real lemon tea is not made from tea and lemon at all, but instead water and chemicals. To create sweetness and aroma like real lemon tea, the seller has used chemical sugar, tea powder, citric acid to create sour taste and flavoring to create the smell.
These chemical tea powders will smell and create acrid taste to replace the tannins found in tea. With 1kg of this chemical powder can be mixed with 10 liters of water.
Chemical sugar will be twice as sweet 500 – 600 times compared to normal sugar. This type of chemical sugar will have no nutritional value, only create a sweet taste. When you absorb too much chemical sugar will cause irritation of the intestinal mucosa, digestive disorders, kidney damage.
Many people for immediate profit do not think about the health of users, so they used Cheap raw materials, unknown origin.
Filtered water used to make tea can also be cold or contaminated water, containing harmful chemicals and bacteria.
2 How to distinguish chemical lemon tea and standard lemon tea
Sweet: A normal cup of lemon tea will have a moderate aroma, while chemical lemon tea when consumed will have a sharp sweetness in the throat.
Visual observation: A standard cup of lemon tea will have tiny lemons in the water, but chemical lemonade will not have these tiny cloves.
Sour taste of lemon and water: People often put a few slices of lemon in a cup of tea, try to taste the taste of the lemon, if the lemon is bitter but the water is sweet and sour, it is certain that this tea has been mixed with chemicals. Real lemon tea, the lemon slice and the water will taste the same.
Lemon tea is a very easy drink to make, so you can make a delicious and safe cup of tea yourself. Avoid buying lemon tea by the roadside to ensure the health of yourself and your family.
If you want to make lemon tea, hurry up to the nearest GREEN Bach Hoa to buy tea:
