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FTV Updated: "2011/06/06"
The plasticizer scandal is not yet over. The Changhua County Health Bureau further investigated and discovered that the various concentrated fruit jams sold by Jinzhuan Company were actually made entirely from chemical flavorings and colorants, without even a trace of real fruit. In fact, the concentrated fruit juices we consume can easily be made at home—just by purchasing chemical flavorings and colorants, any fruit flavor can be replicated.
To make orange juice, there’s no need to buy and squeeze fresh oranges anymore, because it can now be concocted purely from chemical ingredients. Bottles of colorants are lined up on the table, mixed one by one into clear water and stirred thoroughly. Then comes the most crucial step: adding orange flavoring—just a drop makes it smell exactly like real orange juice.
Creating chemical fruit juice isn’t difficult at all. All you need are carboxymethyl cellulose sodium, citric acid, sugar, and orange flavoring. Even more shocking revelations come from a Japanese chemist, known as the "father of food additives." Turning water into juice doesn’t even require a hint of fresh fruit—unscrupulous businesses are selling exactly this kind of chemical juice.
A vendor with over 20 years of experience selling freshly squeezed juice can tell the difference with just one sip. But ordinary consumers have unknowingly consumed countless amounts of this so-called chemical juice. While these businesses profit unscrupulously, it’s the public’s health that pays the price.
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Fruit Juice Concentrate: No Fruit, Just Chemicals
The plasticizer scandal is not yet over. The Changhua County Health Bureau further investigated and discovered that the various concentrated fruit jams sold by Jinzhuan Company were actually made entirely from chemical flavorings and colorants, without even a trace of real fruit. In fact, the concentrated fruit juices we consume can easily be made at home—just by purchasing chemical flavorings and colorants, any fruit flavor can be replicated.
To make orange juice, there’s no need to buy and squeeze fresh oranges anymore, because it can now be concocted purely from chemical ingredients. Bottles of colorants are lined up on the table, mixed one by one into clear water and stirred thoroughly. Then comes the most crucial step: adding orange flavoring—just a drop makes it smell exactly like real orange juice.
Creating chemical fruit juice isn’t difficult at all. All you need are carboxymethyl cellulose sodium, citric acid, sugar, and orange flavoring. Even more shocking revelations come from a Japanese chemist, known as the "father of food additives." Turning water into juice doesn’t even require a hint of fresh fruit—unscrupulous businesses are selling exactly this kind of chemical juice.
A vendor with over 20 years of experience selling freshly squeezed juice can tell the difference with just one sip. But ordinary consumers have unknowingly consumed countless amounts of this so-called chemical juice. While these businesses profit unscrupulously, it’s the public’s health that pays the price.
Source: http:/ / tw. news. yahoo. com/ art……url/ d/ a/ 110606/ 11/ 2sttk. html