What you have to know about food additives

Nowadays, food safety has become an issue that people are paying more and more attention to. How much do you know about Food Additives?

The commonly used food additives include natural pigments and synthetic pigments. Natural pigments come from natural sources and are mainly extracted from plant tissues. They also include some pigments from animals and microorganisms. Synthetic pigment refers to the organic pigment prepared by artificial chemical synthesis method, and is mainly made of aniline dye separated from coal tar. Our common ones include: preservatives, antioxidants, bleaches, sour agents, coagulants, loosening agents, thickeners, Sweeteners, colorants, emulsifiers, quality improvers, flavor enhancers, and the like.

Is food safety an irritant to food safety? In fact, illegal additives are the culprit.

In addition to real natural wild foods, there is probably no additive-free food in all human processed foods. If there are no food additives, there will not be so many kinds and variety of foods; without food additives, food cannot be properly prepared or preserved. No additive is also impossible.

The various problems brought about by food additives are mostly caused by improper use and illegal use of food additives. Food additives and illegal additives are two different concepts, so the argument that “food additives have become the greatest threat to food safety” is inaccurate.

China, like most countries, implements a strict examination and approval system for food additives. At present, China has approved more than 1,700 food additives and over 2,500 in the United States. Anything that has been approved for use is absolutely safe. Often, some illegal additives confuse people's attention. For example, the "Sudan Red One Incident," "Scattered White Block Incident," and "Clenbuterol Incident," which have occurred in the past, have caused very bad influence in society. . These are caused by illegal additives that are strictly prohibited by the state and are not related to normal food additives.

To properly prevent food additives and avoid minefields, we should refer to the following points:

First, in the supermarket to buy things, be sure to develop the habit of turning to see the "back". Try to buy foods with less additives.

Second, choose low-processing foods. When buying food, try to choose a food with low processing. The higher the degree of processing, the more additives. Please do not forget that the stronger the light, the deeper the shadow.

Third, "know" to eat later. I hope everyone can eat after knowing what kind of additives are contained in the food.

Fourth, do not go straight to the bargains - there are reasons for the cheap, behind the price war, food processing industry in secret activities.

Fifth, with the "simple suspicion" spirit. "Why is the color of this Mingdaoyuzi so beautiful?" "Why is this hamburger so cheap?" With the "simple suspicion" spirit, the truth naturally arises when selecting processed foods. People take food as their day, and eating is always a topic of freshness. Food therapy, food supplements, everyone wants to eat healthy and eat safe. But restaurants, supermarkets, and food courts ... where there is food, there must be food safety hazards. Among the hidden dangers, the heavy use of food additives is more or less disturbing. Food additives can be said to be our "familiar strangers" because we eat dozens of food additives every day. They make our vision and taste buds extremely satisfying, but also cause our bodies to suffer varying degrees of The damage was even devastated. In short, treat food additives and eat as little as possible!