Brazil uncovers "fake coffee" scandal: three-no products impersonating coffee, the Ministry of Agriculture strictly prohibits sales

Brazilian legal definition: What is real coffee? According to the Brazilian Food Law, coffee beverages must be 100% made from coffee fruit (Note: coffee fruit is the source of coffee beans and belongs to the fruit of the Rubiaceae family). The law allows coffee to contain up to 1% of natural impurities, which are divided into two categories: Farm residues (natural mixing): Small branches, coffee peels, leaves and other residues of coffee trees themselves. Non-malicious foreign matter (non-artificial addition): Small stones, sand, weed seeds and other unavoidable mixing in the field. But the law clearly prohibits the following "foreign matter" (artificially fake marks): Alternative grains: non-coffee seeds such as corn, wheat, and barley; Additives: artificial coloring, sugar, caramel, Flavors, etc.; Coffee processing waste: instant coffee grounds, coffee residue after brewing. The true face of "fake coffee": the fraud logic of three-no products The "coffee flavor ...