Choosing moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival beware of "traps"

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, there must be a market for moon cakes, but the variety of markets is dazzling, and there are no shortages of individual businesses taking the opportunity to sell counterfeit moon cakes. When consumers buy moon cakes, they must be careful to prevent consumption "traps."

Tip 1: Health moon cakes are not health care

This year, there have been many moon cakes on the market that have hit the “Health and Health” brand. Some moon cakes that contain nutrients such as ginseng, wolfberry and spirulina have become “upstarts” on the moon cake market this year. The price is at least one more than ordinary mooncakes. Fan.

These so-called “healthy” moon cakes are just a means by which businesses can attract consumers and promote moon cakes. Their health care functions are minimal. Even if mooncakes contain some fillings with high nutritional value, they cannot change the nature of high-sugar and high-oil foods. Therefore, the so-called health care function is only a "nutrition" trap set by the business.

Tip II: Sugar-free moon cakes are not really sugar-free

Due to the high sugar content of moon cakes, some diabetics and consumers with higher blood sugar are far from moon cakes. But nowadays, some moon cakes with the name of "No Sugar" and "Low Sugar" have been listed on the market. They are specifically designed for "diabetics".

The “sugar-free” and “low-sugar” moon cakes that are hot on the market are not like those promoted by merchants, but like other foods, some “sugar-free moon cakes” actually only replace sucrose with maltose. People with diabetes and those with high blood sugar should be careful to choose.

Tip 3: Star-rated hotel mooncake is not "born"

Many consumers choose to buy mooncakes from star-rated hotels as gifts for relatives and friends or to give back to customers on Mid-Autumn Festival. Star-rated hotels often use the "star" banner. With the help of the hotel's star brands and luxury packaging, some of them sell their products. The prices of mooncakes, which are sold in the same way as ordinary commercial establishments, are several times higher. However, the mooncakes sold by some star hotels are not “natural”.

As the raw material prices for moon cakes have risen sharply, in order to reduce costs, star-rated hotels have chosen OEM companies. Some food companies do not have moon cake production experience. The quality, craftsmanship and level of moon cakes produced by them are difficult to guarantee. It is these moon cakes produced by unknown small companies, coupled with the star hotel logo and gorgeous packaging, transformed into a high-end and "luxury" moon cake.

Tip 4: Fruit moon cakes without fruits

Fruit moon cakes are loved by many consumers, but most fruit moon cakes currently sold on the market do not really contain fresh fruit, so they can only be called fruit-flavored moon cakes.

Fruit moon cakes and fruit-flavored moon cakes, do not look at the name only a word of difference, but its nature is quite different. According to the new "food filling" standard, the "fruit moon cake" filling formula in the amount of fresh fruit to account for more than 25%, can be called "fruit moon cake", below this standard is "fruity moon cake."

Moon cakes with real fruit fillings can easily deteriorate, and few manufacturers produce authentic fruit moon cakes. Therefore, when consumers select such moon cakes, they must be sure whether the moon cake ingredient list actually contains fruit, so as to prevent them from falling into the “concept trap” of the business.