Types of food, alcoholic beverages

Some foods such as vinegar, fermented fruit juice, syrup, antiseptic solution of mouth and throat, . also contain alcohol in small amounts.

Dr. Tran Van Phuc, Hanoi Blue Hospital, said there are many reasons why a person does not drink a drop of alcohol but still has alcohol and blood alcohol content, as in the case of oral medication, mouthwash, fermented foods, over-ripe fruits.

There are about 130 medicinal preparations, 14 vitamin preparations, which are prepared in the form of solution or mouthwash that contain alcohol.

Some starchy or sugary foods may appear naturally fermented into alcohol. There are dishes made with small amounts of alcohol such as steamed fish with beer, veal with Marsala wine, casseroles.

Research shows that steamed meat cooked with alcohol will retain 85% of the alcohol, marinated meat holds 70% of alcohol, must be cooked for 150 minutes to reduce the amount of alcohol to 5% compared to the preparation.

The baked desserts with vanilla also contain alcohol, the baking time of 15 minutes still retains 40% alcohol. Dessert cakes, such as French grasshoppers, also have very little alcohol content.

Apple cider vinegar.(Photo: best healthmag).

Vinegar is also a food containing a small amount of alcohol, helping to reduce the amount of salt and reduce fat. A variety of vinegar includes vinegar, white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, wine vinegar, barley vinegar, Balsamic vinegar, coconut vinegar, grape vinegar, and beer vinegar. Fruits and fruits contain over-ripe sugar, some fruit drinks, some energy drinks, and Kombucha tea may also contain alcohol.

Thus, there will be those who do not drink a drop of alcohol but they use drug preparations, eat food or fruit containing alcohol, there will still appear alcohol in the blood and breath.

The same opinion, Dr. Le Quang Hao, Nutrition Institute, said in food products easy to leave the alcohol content in the body but very small. If you happen to eat food or drink alcohol with a small amount of alcohol as above, you should wait about 30 minutes to 1 hour and then join the traffic, the doctor recommends.

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