Silky creamy milk beverages with additives have relatively lower nutrient value

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A reporter of Hong Kong Economic Times collected and tested 60 milk or milk beverages under 22 brands in the market, including Vita, Kowloon Dairy, Nestle Dairy Farm, Trappist Dairy, etc., and found 13 milk beverages containing at least 1 additive or even up to 8 additives. Among 10 milk beverages contain E466 additives which may cause inflammatory intestinal disease with no medical cure under the research by Chinese University of HK.

The highest additives-content is Kowloon Dairy Hi-Calcium Slim milk beverage containing up to 8 additives; and the second one is Vita hi-calcium milk beverage and Kowloon Dairy high-calcium milk, with 7 additives.

Brand	Item	Number of Additives	Additives
Vita 維他	High-Calcium Milk Beverage	7	340, 401, 407, 412, 460, 466, 471
Vita 維他	High-Calcium Low Fat Milk Beverage	6	401, 407, 412, 460, 466, 471
Vita 維他	Family Milk	5	340, 401, 407, 412, 471
Kowloon Dairy 維記	Low Fat Hi-Calcium Slimilk	8	E170, E401, E407, E412, E415, E460, E466, E471
Kowloon Dairy 維記	Hi-Calcium Slimilk Bottle	7	E170, E401, E407, E412, E415, E466, E471
Kowloon Dairy 維記	Hi-Calcium Skimmed Milk	4	E170, E407, E460, E466
Nestle Dairy Farm 雀巢牛奶公司	High-Calcium Low Fat Milk Drink	5	E407, E412, E460, E466, E471
Nestle Dairy Farm 雀巢牛奶公司	Skimmed High-Calcium Milk Drink	2	E460, E466
Trappist Dairy 十字牌	High Calcium Low Fat Milk Beverage	6	E401, E407, E412, E460, E466, E471
Dutch Lady 子母	Purefarm High-Calcium Less Fat Milk Beverage	6	E407, E439, E452, E460, E466, E471
Dutch Lady 子母	Purefarm Original Milk Beverage	2	E407, E471
Meng Niu 蒙牛	Low Fat High Calcium Milk Beverage	3	418, 452i, 471
Anlene 安怡	High Calcium Low Fat Milk Beverage	3	E407, E460, E466

Most of the additives are kind of stabilizers or emulsifiers so as to make the milk not layered and give silky and creamy feel to taste. Although some of additives are natural and most legitimate used, the parents, if have any doubts, can choose milk without any additives.

Clipping Source: Hong Kong Economic Times
Date: 05 June 2019
https://topick.hket.com/article/2359451

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