Systems Mapping of a Favorite Food

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I chose milk tea as the subject of investigation. Because they are both very delicious and a very popular drink in China now. But at the same time, I don’t know his production process and raw materials very well. So this time I started investigating from a milk tea variety that I like to drink very much, he is the Yuqilin milk cover tea of ​​the brand Cha Baidao. First I bought a cup of ordinary milk tea from the store. And observe the raw material packaging they use. Because some raw materials are pre-packed in other containers, I can only find the main raw materials of this kind of milk tea by searching on the Internet.

Its raw materials are mainly tea, milk and cream. The varieties of tea are more interesting. This tea is a new variety produced by crossing two different oolong teas. The milk in it is actually composed of non-dairy creamer and milk. I focused on the manufacturing process of milk at room temperature. First of all, milk production is absolutely industrialized. Dairy cows are like machines that constantly produce milk on a production line. The produced milk is homogenized, ultra-high temperature sterilized, canned and finally produced. It is worth mentioning that during my investigation, I found that the packaging material technology is almost monopolized by a company. Tetra pak is a Swedish company. It is the largest packaging company in the world. Because of their packaging, milk can be stored for longer at room temperature.

What is more gratifying is that some packaging is made of PLA material. They are usually made of materials such as corn, which means they can be degraded naturally. This is a very good point. But they also have many problems. For example, the milk cap of his drink was separately packed in a carton. I think this is completely unnecessary, it can be placed directly in the container of milk tea. The clerk also provided an extra plastic spoon. These extra packaging can be completely saved. I think it is very important to simplify the product and remove unnecessary packaging and decorations.

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“ PLA.” baike.ofweek, March 8, 2014. http://baike.ofweek.com/3103.html.

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Photograph. December 29, 2018. Taiwan’s Hand-Made Milk Tea Arrives in Chinatown! . https://www.sohu.com/a/285353023_570646.