The Rise of Bubble Tea Despite Cancer-Causing Allegations and Deaths

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Жыл бұрын

This popular drink has had quite the history. It’s been the reason behind many trips to the emergency room and even been the cause of death. Its reputation has been up against the likes of a smear campaign. Yet, after finding its footing, the unique drink has skyrocketed to become a beloved beverage that has taken the world over by storm.
This is the story of how bubble tea was made, and how it became successful following a tragedy.
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@LoyaFrostwind Жыл бұрын

The sugar in these bubble teas isn’t any more harmful than getting a frappucino from Starbucks. However, accidentally choking on the tapioca balls is a real danger.

@sasino Жыл бұрын

Yep I confirm the choking hazard is what I would make everyone aware of if they're about to try bubble tea. I myself when I drank it for the first time wasn't aware of what to expect, I thought the pearls would melt or something

@fortheloveofnoise9298 Жыл бұрын

How could you choke on one if you are older than like a Kindergartner?

@asfduejs5813 Жыл бұрын

@@fortheloveofnoise9298maybe they are talking or laughing?

@lodunost Жыл бұрын

There is always someone choking on balls out in the world. Become more common in modern times. :)

@romella_karmey Жыл бұрын

I won’t choke on his balls

@Darkest_matter Жыл бұрын

all this commotion about bubble tea, yet, alcohol is legal in many countries.

@TheTaxiCast Жыл бұрын

hilarious

@user-manny43 Жыл бұрын

But we all know it’s bad and in the US we can’t buy it until we’re 21 yo.

@ramudaamemura_ Жыл бұрын

@@user-manny43 No matter what regulations we put on that stuff, it's gonna be smuggled, snuck in, disguised as water, whatever is needed. I know 5 different people who drink occasionally and they're in their first few years of highschool

@RoxasLopez Жыл бұрын

If the things were true it had to be regulated. Especially if it had cancer causing chemicals in it. Just like alcohol.

@anonymousmc7727 Жыл бұрын

I don’t drink poison 😂

@CCpuppyface Жыл бұрын

Let’s be honest here… a lot of food in America have carcinogens. At this point I am unfazed.

@Alvun416 Жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s why the smear campaign is insane. American products are so toxic. Most ingredients that show up in American foods are banned in other countries.

@qjtvaddict Жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@studioblackheart 6 ай бұрын

I've been ignoring the "this contains a product known in the state of California to cause cancer" warnings for years.

@VIII_Royalty_VIII 4 ай бұрын

As of last week, even some our breakfast cereals 🥣 have turned against us.

@DrApocalyptus Жыл бұрын

People need to realise that bubble tea is a desert. Same way a mocha frappe caramel waffle vanilla cream double whipped frappacappucino is a desert. Even if you choose the low / no extra sugar options, unless you're getting straight up oolong tea with no additives, it is a desert.

@KittynFranky7643 Жыл бұрын

I think you are right, I'm not allowed too much sugar, it makes me very ill. So I can only have a few sips of bubble tea. But it is very delicious and I love those bubbles. So for me it is like a dessert.

@paschalx Жыл бұрын

Saying bubble tea is deadly is the same as saying that cars are deadly.

@lisab.1595 Жыл бұрын

How about all the insecticides in produce? I love how people think they can wash off pesticides with water. Keep thinking that.

@aleksythehorse5984 11 ай бұрын

More like saying that milkshakes are deadly.

@LouRu1000o Жыл бұрын

With or without potential additives aside... it's quite shocking how many people don't chew their food...

@LoyaFrostwind Жыл бұрын

True. But also, the cafes give extra wide straws for bubble tea. It’s a lot easier to accidentally inhale a tapioca ball.

@sasino Жыл бұрын

Don't diminish the risk of choking on those pearls, and if you care for people, do tell them to be careful when they are trying it for the first time, and tell them to chew it

@fortheloveofnoise9298 Жыл бұрын

@@sasinoits far more dangerous eating fish with bones and they are more widely consumed

@suslarry7 Жыл бұрын

@@fortheloveofnoise9298 thing is with fish everyone knows the risk hence they are extra careful but with bubble tea it's easy to overlook the chances of choking so ppl don't usually pay attention

@RSNTM3NT Жыл бұрын

The cases of illness is real. I can confirm, MANY of us INDONESIAN (at least in Samarinda, don't know about Jakarta) daily drink bubble tea. My friend daily consume bubble-tea (also called BOBA TEA for some reason) and she collapsed during class. So in advice, bubble team is fine to consume, but not regularly, like EVERY DAY! So, don't drink it too much. It only kills you, if you take it daily.

@abdulraffey496 Жыл бұрын

Seems reasonable

@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj Жыл бұрын

Yes and I rarely drink it but if I did, I would drink it without the tapioca pearls. I never liked those pearls.

@aaaduccs6667 Жыл бұрын

I agree, everything in big portions is unhealthy esp since bubble tea is filled with sugar

@kirara5548 Жыл бұрын

i live in south tangerang and i can confirm the boba tea addiction here, there's at least 6 boba tea stores near my uni it's insane

@nuttyfrootie8550 Жыл бұрын

But of course if you drink sugary beverages everyday with carbs in it without working out or having a healthy diet OF COURSE you’re gonna collapse!

@ThatGuyWhoComments1 Жыл бұрын

Like everything else, moderation is key. I think any and every food and drink out there you take in repeated and in massive amounts would be very bad lol. Except water.

@nothingherezero7182 Жыл бұрын

Even water

@Felontich Жыл бұрын

A person died from drinking allot of water

@Et3rnalGameNMusic Жыл бұрын

Even water my dude.

@BaDazai Жыл бұрын

Even water, water toxicity is a thing. Don't over drink water, drink when you're thirsty!

@daforkgaming3320 Жыл бұрын

@@BaDazaiwater poison definitely exists, but you need to drink A LOT and by a lot I mean like an unnatural amount. You shouldn’t rlly get concerned about overdrinking. Anything is bad when taken in large amounts, including healthy food like kale. But the healthier something is, the more it takes to be dangerous

@Dzeiy Жыл бұрын

So people can't chew their food or regulate the amount they consume and this is tapioca beans or bubble tea's fault how?

@local9 Жыл бұрын

People don't like taking responsibility for their own actions?

@JiltedValkyrie Жыл бұрын

Or gorge on fried food, drink their livers dry, drive whilst texting... Like the other guy said, never taking responsibility.

@nuttyfrootie8550 Жыл бұрын

What about coke? Millions of Latin Americans suffer from diabetes due to a high sugar diet and American fast food. Like what? Seriously?

@garienza Жыл бұрын

We had these bubble teas and many variations of it in my country for more than 20 years, no reports or news that it causes cancer, or heart disease were ever found

@bobo34393 2 ай бұрын

I think this is misinformation and should be reported 😮

@DustinRodriguez1_0 Жыл бұрын

Cassava root, where tapioca comes from, contains linamarin, and has to be processed to remove it before eating. I'd imagine that's what manages to make it through the production process in small amounts sometimes and could cause issues?

@garienza Жыл бұрын

In my country cassava is eaten, boiled, mashed, deep fried, turned to cake. it's consumed like potatoes never heard of any processing ever done

@Superbustr Жыл бұрын

And then there's me who thought the balls were blueberries and thinking it was strange to put blueberries at the bottom of a tea... good thing I never tried it...

@antistrix Жыл бұрын

i mean, lets all be honest. people are surprised it has so much sugar when they don't realize that's how they make it taste like a milky chocolate bar in liquid form.

@ramudaamemura_ Жыл бұрын

Imagine having an emoji made after your invention. That would be pretty sick🧋

@shadowlouise Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry ramudaamemura, but I do not understand this. What invention? I do not know what is meant by "having an emoji made." The disconnect may be because I am older?

@darkvip3r Жыл бұрын

@@shadowlouisethe invention is bubble tea. The emoji is a digital character which represents an image or emotion (in this case, bubble tea: 🧋)

@JiltedValkyrie Жыл бұрын

My local milk tea shop does light sweet, non-dairy by default. It's one of the reasons I go there. I find the pearls itself are enough sugar.

@alexcarter8807 Жыл бұрын

Stuff's expensive though, I've had boba a couple of times and it's OK but if I wanted to have it regularly I'd buy the bubbles the way the restaurants do at an Asian market and make my own coffee or tea to put 'em in.

@sasino Жыл бұрын

@@alexcarter8807 True it is, it's sold for around $7 here in Tampa. I drink it sometimes, but making milk-tea at home is just as good

@JohnS-er7jh Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy bubble tea. But I haven't had bubble tea in quite a few years (but that is because no place offers where I live and I wouldn't bother making it myself). However I hadn't heard about the cancer-causing allegations either, so thanks for posting it.

@SLanceB_Ps_Multifandom Жыл бұрын

Just like other products, they were able to push through their problems by giving a valid solution to it.

@DanceySteveYNWA Жыл бұрын

Cold milky tea and tapioca pudding 😂 . Thats like an 80s uk childs nightmare fuel combination.

@chuk90 Жыл бұрын

I believe soft drinks like cola or fanta contain much more sugar than bubble tea

@-www.chapters.video- 11 ай бұрын

00:00 Introduction to Bubble Tea 01:12 The process of making bubble tea 02:48 The origins and success of bubble tea 03:22 Health concerns and scandals surrounding bubble tea 05:33 Bubble tea's resurgence and continued popularity

@-iceevsf-1893 10 ай бұрын

Tysm

@HarveyLenn Жыл бұрын

I remember when bubble tea first came to Germany over 10 years ago. Stores popped up everywhere and people (including me) were obsessed with the stuff, there were even news reports and street interviews about boba stores because of how much people loved them. After maybe a year or less however they closed again bc of the carcinogen allegations which really sucked and I'm glad they're back and so widespread nowadays

@sasino Жыл бұрын

Still make people aware of the choking hazard those pearls pose, it's no joke

@fortheloveofnoise9298 Жыл бұрын

@@sasinosurvival of the fittest

@andromedamessier3176 Жыл бұрын

I only like the milk tea, not the boba balls. Now, most popular milk tea chains turned into boba shops lol.

@sasino Жыл бұрын

@@fortheloveofnoise9298 ☝🤓

@NoToYellowpigs Жыл бұрын

Just make Ur own organic tapioca pearl.. It's DIY. It's just cassava flour, gluten free

@scotty3189 Жыл бұрын

I love bubble tea, but I know enough to only drink it on occasion and be careful with the tapioca pearls. I find it an excellent treat, that is ruined if consumed in large amounts.

@jeisongarrido7376 Жыл бұрын

very interesting, I've been wondering why it became so popular in the past few years!

@gemmagreene362 Жыл бұрын

I was born in Britain in the 70s - you couldn’t pay me to ingest tapioca again. I’m getting flashbacks to nasty school dinners just typing this! 😱

@somerandomfella Жыл бұрын

I've been drinking BBT everyday for quite a while and am fine. I did however develop kidney stones when buying from a particular store. So my only concern is unknowingly buying from a store that uses cheap or contaminated ingredients from China.

@someoneanonymous5895 Жыл бұрын

It doesn't take a lot to cause someone to choke. A couple of droplets of water can cause someone to choke let alone something as big as a boboa which could cause suffocation if someone is not use to intaking solids with little chewing. What I would also question is why some takes longer to dissolve? In those cases, it feels like unnatural additives may have been added.

@RedRoseSeptember22 Жыл бұрын

I never understood the fascination with bubble tea lol, I just add coffee creamer to my tea at home and it's delicious! Why spend extra money? XD

@redstarseed514 Жыл бұрын

Wow this is the first I heard about this. Where was I when all this happened? I still happily drink bubble tea without any concerns.

@Tony.L9793 Жыл бұрын

Too much sugery drinks may cause diabetes

@greatPretender79 Жыл бұрын

It can't possibly have more sugar than most american sodas.... I see people drink two and three just at work

@pianokeyjoe Жыл бұрын

RIGHT!!?? I don't know.. something just not adding up lol!

@greatPretender79 Жыл бұрын

Daffy duck: it jutht doethnt add up?!

@pianokeyjoe Жыл бұрын

@@greatPretender79 LOL! Exactly! LOL! I mean ok, Tea and coffee are diuretics and will dehydrate you as your body needs between 8 cups to 12 cups of water a day minimum at least thats what the doctor told me for my kidney check up so it makes sense people having issues if they drink any tea more than once a day and there is no water hydration to back it up and indeed an alarming amount of folks do not drink enough water in the day to stay truly hydrated so adding coffee, soda and tea to the mix just makes it worse.

@element720 Жыл бұрын

Less sugar than a caramel Frappuccino from Starbucks. I miss this drink!

@thelastfruitcake Жыл бұрын

bubble tea is far from the most dangerous food/drink. maybe someone should be talking peanuts or alcohol.

@Gigachad-mc5qz Жыл бұрын

Why peanuts

@thelastfruitcake Жыл бұрын

@@Gigachad-mc5qz a very common allergy. but there are a lot of different food allergies that can be deadly but peanuts are one of the most well-known

@adamsensabaugh1417 Жыл бұрын

But we are aware of the dangers of alcohol, so what would be the point

@lisab.1595 Жыл бұрын

How about the dangers of Covid shots and boosters? Nobody mentions that.

@thelastfruitcake Жыл бұрын

@@lisab.1595 the risk of vaccines and boosters barely exist. and the benefit far outweighs the risk

@TheRealBatBoyAlive Жыл бұрын

Scientists that say Bubble Tea is dangerous are the same people that said Garlic and sesame oil could help prevent covid when pretty much almost every asian does.

@Zireael83 Жыл бұрын

i live in germany and there are many bubble tea shops here too. but all have these much softer pearls that were shown at the end of this video, that contain a liquid. i have never seen these tapioka-pearls anywhere here.

@alexcarter8807 Жыл бұрын

Those are called "popping bubble" tea.

@AliciaGuitar Жыл бұрын

Those were tapioca balls too. What you describe is exactly how it should be. I thought they were berries for a long time because of the liquid insides.

@kenrock2 Жыл бұрын

I love bubble tea, but the reason why I stop drinking because it has becoming more like a luxury drink.. At least 3 to 4 times More expensive than it was first introduce..

@dlewis9760 4 ай бұрын

I searched it out BECAUSE of the cancer causing possibilities. I'm a risk taker. It's a flex. I usually eat puffer fish at the same time.

@joncan2348 Жыл бұрын

Aspartame artificial sweetener, soft drinks and alcohol are very likely worse for the health.

@lisab.1595 Жыл бұрын

As are all the prescription meds people are swallowing by the dozens every day.

@peacebalancetruth Жыл бұрын

and in EVERY GUM AND BREATHE MINT SINCE 2006!

@joncan2348 Жыл бұрын

@@peacebalancetruth That's why Aspartame and alcohol should be avoided. These have very high correlations with cancer. Everything, even good for you ie water, should only be consumed in moderation.

@yup_pea Жыл бұрын

Awesome video 👍

@ilener1698 Жыл бұрын

Bubble tea taste like a milky tea that someone decided to throw gummy balls into. Not a fan of drinking something like tea while chewing gummies, it’s unsettling. It’s great that people like it but I can definitely understand why many folks like myself don’t.

@Kylelongwest Жыл бұрын

I used to make tapioca pearl by myself. I made it with tapioca powder and water. I never knew it's made of cassava root

@dialmstyle 11 ай бұрын

As I reach for my bubble tea…

@mousebeacon26 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, nothing is safe now a days 😕

@DanceySteveYNWA Жыл бұрын

Like the word 'nowadays' apparently...

@swirlycube9293 9 ай бұрын

I’ve only ever had boba ONCE in my life and it was on my birthday this year. On that day, without them knowing it was my birthday, there was a boba truck at the park I live near. A friend of mine bought some for me. The boba was great, but nothing I would drink daily.

@sidneyboo9704 Жыл бұрын

Im worried about the sugar in it more than the pearls itself.

@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj Жыл бұрын

I rarely drink this but if I did, I would drink it without the tapioca pearls.

@Qamzi90 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of chubbyemu vidoes

@af1boost583 3 ай бұрын

I had my doubts about this. Was thinking of getting sum a few days back

@iandegiovani4703 Жыл бұрын

Brew Crew here

@Cambojuice Жыл бұрын

We out here.

@someoneonearth101 Жыл бұрын

Yup

@mirandaandrews3399 Жыл бұрын

@JudelovesRiver12 Жыл бұрын

This is actually so sad 😞💔 I still love my boba. I’m gonna get popping ones more now

@musicvibes70489 Жыл бұрын

Yeah people should chew more when they eat the pearls

@jumokejoie Жыл бұрын

The rate we eat Cassava in Africa in various forms .....Garri, Fufu, Tapioca Cassava Chips .... Would try bubble tea soon.

@blusetteo42 11 ай бұрын

😂😂👌🏾

@kittykat34 11 ай бұрын

These are all skill issues. You can choke on literally anything

@shravansunil97 Жыл бұрын

Never had one....will never have one

@EB-ok3io Жыл бұрын

Not that I drink bubble tea but it seems less harmful than these monster energy drinks.

@Hayasaku-B2B Жыл бұрын

I never even get bubble tea with tapioca pearls. I only got popping bubble tea cuz I didn’t like the taste of tapioca pearls.Guess my taste buds kinda save me there.

@sanguineschnoz 11 ай бұрын

Do these people not chew their pearls?? 😂

@vinzanity68 Жыл бұрын

Never had the fear of missing out on milktea. Never had one.

@AliciaGuitar Жыл бұрын

Its not really tea... more of a milkshake

@joemint5666 Жыл бұрын

Nice, a new upload.

@HighProteinPowder 9 ай бұрын

funyn how people say bubble tea is bad yet then go buy a starbucks pumpkin spice 100% sugar oreo snickers mars double whipped cream diabetes shake

@DTolen Жыл бұрын

To me this all sounds like Starbucks don't like having competition, and paying lots of money to make this tea looks like the devil. If sugar was a concern then you should worry a lot more about coke, and most cases of intoxication came after people abused in the consumption of the tea.

@HFC786 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@janedoe7971 9 ай бұрын

Drinking a bubble tea while watching this. 😂

@Pepper_JH Жыл бұрын

When there’s bad news, some people fail to give in to logic.

@aiorlin8722 Жыл бұрын

Once my kid drinking bubble tea, and she feel her stomach hurt and puke … and i really surprise that she puke all the bubble out … after that i forbid them to eat again… cause bubble somehow hard to digest and that is very danger

@1Virez 4 ай бұрын

chew and swallow, the first actually wise words a TikToker ever said.

@lyssgoddess Жыл бұрын

Well I’m already getting cancer from my microwave 😂🤷‍♀️

@adamsensabaugh1417 Жыл бұрын

I am not shocked people have actually inhaled it. I feel like it’s hard not too

@sasino Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I also had issues when I tried it the first time, since nobody ever told me I was supposed to chew them

@kerrytakashi12 Жыл бұрын

I had bubble tea once and it made me very sick. I will never touch it again.

@someguy1315 Жыл бұрын

Hmm.... Didn't know that this stuff have a lot of suger and didn't think it could be this harmful at all. Atless I learn some thing today that help me from dying from dumb way.

@Alasterius41 Жыл бұрын

Nowadays, you can adjust/ customize the sugar levels of your drink at bubble tea shops. I usually go for 30% sugar. And you can also go for other kinds of toppings (like the vid says).

@RAJOHN-ke7mc Жыл бұрын

I never understood the novelty and have never had one.

@ballincat34_ 11 ай бұрын

bro no way ppl dont chew their food 💀

@515klrkillahoobie6 Жыл бұрын

June 30 my b day I'm gonna get five bubble teas

@sashi_youtuber Жыл бұрын

Wait pls don’t say this … i don’t love much things but this is one thing i love so much 😢

@oceanblue888 Жыл бұрын

It was said that Coca-Cola has been way worse world wide 😂

@frostery1483 6 ай бұрын

2 Milk Teas everyday?? Holy moly that's your fault

@sitoudien9816 11 ай бұрын

I thought it was fade that would go away. Girls drink this stuff like a baby bottle.

@rickyboy6390 10 ай бұрын

I drink bubble tea but i didn't know much about this

@beatpirate8 Жыл бұрын

switch w tapioca or chia seeds

@josieann5031 Жыл бұрын

I tried it once and that was one time too much.

@shannonrobinson262 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy bubble tea. We even make it at home. Yummy

@chrisjin8794 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t that much better than alcohol?😂

@colleenprinssen 11 ай бұрын

oh no. is that how I got cancer?

@SiqiZhu-by9bi 6 ай бұрын

I dont get milk tea with pearls all the time I have peach tea with green apple popping pears thats the best

@silverwolf2643 Жыл бұрын

Don't use a straw lol and I thought you not supposed to try eating the pearls.

@blueshiftministries5554 Жыл бұрын

WHAT!!! I love bubble tea 😢

@vernanarzekalski3484 11 ай бұрын

Root plants pictures are Daikon Radish plants not Cassavas(Tapioca plants)

@ryuugaeisen8946 Жыл бұрын

B-but the cassava root crop is eaten by us locals! I never knew it was dangerous😰

@saralopera2849 Жыл бұрын

I mean that's pure sugar...

@emilyg9142 Жыл бұрын

Why are the boba a black-ish color when tapioca starch is white?

@titoturla863 Жыл бұрын

Brown sugar

@fortheloveofnoise9298 Жыл бұрын

@@titoturla863sometimes honey is added

@NEONY-_- 11 ай бұрын

Smooth round B A L L S

@ksoo8938 11 ай бұрын

that is not cassava 0:45

@gendoruwo6322 Жыл бұрын

A drink you're supposed to chew? that's such BS. To me life is simple: If you have to chew it first, it's not a drink, it's food. A drink is only if it's of such smooth runny consistency and so easily digestible that you absolutely don't need to chew, just gulp, swallow, totally safe. Boba bubble tea should be classified as dessert snack, NOT a drink. It should be served in open wide glass cups in cafes, and NOT in takeaway drinking cup+straw. The idea of bubble tea as a drink is abhorrent to me. I would never buy this.

@MintDecavitator 4 ай бұрын

tapioca is food and it's mostly the drink