Few people know that the Xiem coconut sweet injection was more saccharine looks very white and the other is through specialized solution to ... bleach fabric.
"Technology" sweetened coconut
Like many people, stops her familiar Nhung is one of the bars near the Go Dong Da (Ha Noi). This area selling a variety of popular Thai coconut shell available - a very popular fruit in Hanoi in the past few years.
According Nhung, this is a very safe way by refreshments in numerous fruits are sold in the secondary market, in the form of fresh coconut (no pesticides nor of the management ...).
Indeed, the price is not too expensive (10-12 thousand / results) this area attract many people to drink coconut water in place or buy take, especially in hot days. With very white coconuts, customers simply insert a straw into the hole coconuts is germs can enjoy cool coconut water, sweet muted.
But according to his disclosure bar, a clue-delivered to many bars in Hanoi: Xiem coconut that the landlord was called Thai coconuts are grown substantially in Ben Tre. This kind of sweet coconut and delicious and are very much preferred. However, because the power consumption on the market often not large enough to meet demand.
Do not miss the opportunity, many customers bought coconut beverage of inferior quality than quite cheaply (1-3 thousand, depending on the time) and "witchcraft" turn them into "Thai coconut" sold to customers . The approach taken is quite simple, just the snake sellers coconut so that only a thin shell and ivory sugar chemistry by injecting stem through the hole on top of coconut. So tender coconut water taste sweet sour becomes muted and sold for more than 6-8 times its actual value.
To keep very white coconut all day, not to be blackened by plastic flow, many sellers use coconut immersion in alum water features. But this way proved fruitless so then they have to use a fast and inexpensive way is soaked in coconut water with added bleach Javen - specialized type of bleaching cloth. With a small amount of bleach into the water tank, a large amount of very white coconut going throughout the day. "Technology" is also applied to white cement. That is also why the bamboo sold in the market today, not very white on yellow gold, dig deep like the old days!
According to a survey of journalists, in some concentrated areas of bars as Tay Son street, Phan Dinh Phung, Hang Hanh, Kim Lien ... coconut "Thai" is pretty much popular.
Coconut sugar toxic chemical injections
According to the Institute of Hygiene and Public Health HCMC, sweeteners (sweeteners or synthetic) substances are not found in nature, often 200 times sweetness than the diameter sucrose (natural sugar extracted from sugar cane, sugar beet) and absolutely no nutritional value and other commonly prescribed for people with diabetes.
However, in today's market is still very much exists sweeteners radical is sodium cyclamate - a no sweeteners in the list of food additives approved by the Ministry of Health for circulation in Vietnam. The reason for this is the type of sweeteners can cause liver cancer, lung cancer, fetal malformation, affecting the genetic factors ... Furthermore metabolites of cyclamate as mono and di cyclohexylamin also toxic than cyclamate (just 0.7% had a stimulating effect and carcinogenic to rats). Since the risk of disease when used long term, many countries around the world (including VN) did not allow the use of cyclamate food additive.
However, due to its high fresh produce, the price is cheap, and saccharine are often sold out at all dry stalls in the market. Only 1 tablet saccharine (500 - 1.200d) is sweet enough to make dozens of coconuts.
On the issue because some sellers want to increase your sales profit that uses bleach to whiten tubers, fruits, Nguyen Xuan Lang, Head of Analysis and Testing Environment, Vietnam Institute of Industrial Chemistry Nam said Javen inherently detergent for industrial use only, if used to remove food will cause chlorinated organic substances, toxic birth and gradually affects the human body. Even high concentrations of bleach when Javen ingestion will cause severe burns, ulcers can do, gastric perforation, and even death if not treated properly and promptly.
According to the experience of a soft sell: to detect Xiem coconut sugar injected chemical to look toward the stem (tip) of a cantaloupe. If the water is foaming at the tip of the target market that coconuts are "injected". However, the coconut that has been injected into the fridge so they also had "given up", not distinguishable.
Therefore, the best way to get coconuts safe, buyers should choose not to be coconut shell, and the material in the beam. When you want to drink coconut water in place, ask the waiter firmly in place, absolutely not wash anything pickled. Be content with the image when done wrestler, blackened coconut shell, coconut shell so that the secreted resin.
To avoid being scammed when buying Xiem coconut, select buying in stalls or guarantee of reputable supermarkets specializing in providing fresh fruit.
Source: http://dantri.com.vn/
