Technology of corn milk making

Corn milk is a delicious and attractive drink that is very popular today. However, in corn milk producers, they are now passing hands on a 'technology' that makes this drink both fast and cost-effective.

Tracing technology

Just type the phrase 'buy corn milk in Hanoi' on the Google search engine, which appears to be a series of addresses that provide corn milk to drink shops and drink shops.

Most of these establishments offer attractive advertisements such as: products to ensure food safety and hygiene, no preservatives, no color, no sugar, very good for health, buy more will be discounted…

Following the information on the Internet, as a couple who just opened a beverage business, they need to find a regular supply of corn milk, we go to some of them. However, most Internet addresses are 'virtual'. When we call to put the issue directly to get the goods, the owners of these establishments refuse and ask, just to say the location is standing, someone will bring the milk to the place.

Non-originated essential oil products used for processing corn milk are still widely sold at Dong Xuan market

Looking for a place to make corn milk in 183, Tan Tan, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, we call the phone number provided on 0984680xxx network and ask the issue to buy 2 liters of corn milk first, if sold. will take more and more often.

The locomotive on the other side is a pretty young girl. The girl is quick: 'I need as many as I need. My place is also providing quite a lot for the shops and shops, I try to sell and see, it is very profitable! '?

About 10 minutes later, a young man riding a motorbike carrying four bottles of corn milk came out from the end of Phuc Tan Street. Young men said, the price of each liter of corn milk is VND 35,000 and at the same time affirmed that this is the cheapest price, as other addresses sell at the lowest price of VND 40,000 / liter.

According to reporters, corn milk is contained in filtered water bottles, of 500ml capacity and without labels. The corn milk solution is milky, giving the distinctive aroma of milk and corn, especially with a strong sweet taste.

After several orders of corn milk at the facility, we offered to learn how to make corn milk both quickly and economically, but the young man refused and only revealed, 'just asked Dong Xuan market '.

Floating materials, unknown origin

Following the instructions of this young man, we went to Dong Xuan market - the most crowded and diversified market in Hanoi to buy raw materials to produce 'super-profitable' corn milk .

Entering the grocery store, it was not difficult when we offered to buy the ingredients needed to create this delicious and popular corn milk.

A young man about 25 years old - owner of a grocery store in Dong Xuan market - quickly introduced us to two kinds of ingredients to make corn milk with attractive aroma: milk essential oil and corn oil.

According to the young shopkeeper, the majority of visitors to the store bought these two essential oils to process corn milk. In order to confirm the 'quality' of the scent of the product, the person also opened the bottle cap for us to smell and say: 'Is it really like that?'.

Essential oil bottles are not clearly used in the processing of corn milk

Looking closely, the essential oil is packed in plastic bottles with a capacity of about 0.5 liters. The lemon yellow corn oil is very beautiful and has a sweet sweet aroma of young corn; Similarly, milk essential oils have a characteristic color and aroma of milk, which is difficult to distinguish from natural scents.

Although on the sticker with 'double-sided adhesive tape' on the body of the bottle, write the name of My Linh essential oil, even confirming that the product is 'meeting food hygiene and safety standards' , but there is no geographic location. only production facilities, production dates and clear expiry dates.

When we expressed doubt about the product of unknown origin, the shop owner immediately reassured: ' Oh my! How old is it to sell to customers? ' He added that this product has a higher price than the same product on the market, so it is guaranteed and confirmed that it can be stored in an external environment for about 5 months, although in the product 'does not use Use preservatives'.

All for "super profits"

Listening to our introduction is the new business of drinking water products, so the shop owner instructs in detail how to make corn milk with a special delicious flavor, but at the most cost-saving.

Accordingly, after grinding and filtering corn to get the water done, just give 1 cap of corn oil and milk essential oil that has about 2-3 liters of corn milk with an attractive aroma without the need for real fresh milk. In particular, according to the grocery store owner, only VND 90,000 for 2 bottles of milk essential oil and corn oil can be used for processing about 100 liters of corn milk.

Meanwhile, to make 100 liters of corn milk will normally cost about VND 900,000 for about 30 liters of fresh milk during processing. Thus, if excluding the main ingredients such as corn, sugar and condensed milk, the cost difference in fresh milk was 10 times.

According to some oil sellers, with the use of milk essential oils and corn essential oils, if the quality is the most, the cost is only half that of a person making serious corn milk with real ingredients.

Because of such "super-profits" , many retailers have ignored the issue of food safety and hygiene to impart a mixture of products harmful to health.

According to Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh - former lecturer of the Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, this My Linh essential oil product has to a certain extent been labeled. transparent'.

Professor Thinh analyzed: 'According to the Government decree on trademarks, product labels must always have the product name, manufacturer's name, production address, production date and expiry date. . For food products must include the additives used. So the problem here is, although this establishment has followed the regulations on product labeling, but the important thing with food products is the production date and expiry date is not available. '