Demystified food additives, four kinds of weapons experts say good food do not eat

Last week, the issue of food safety and food additives caused by “dyeing steamed bread” once again became the focus of social concern. This incident has not yet subsided. This week, Shenyang used bean sprouts brewed with veterinary drugs, Wenzhou detected 200,000 dyed steamed buns again, Guangzhou broke pork with beef extract to become beef news, plus this year’s news earlier this year. When a pot of incense was added to the pot, the use of additives to make food makeup was often reported. Which additives are the hard-hit areas that are used, how can they avoid their physical harm? In this issue, we will guide you one by one.

Color additive representatives: lemon yellow due to CCTV exposure "dye steamed bread" thing, so that has been to candy, preserves, beverages add luster to the lemon yellow, cross-border was caught. In addition to lemon yellow, amaranth, sunset yellow, light blue, carmine, etc. are also food stains. For these food coloring agents, the relevant laws and regulations of the country have stricter requirements, and the scope of use and the quantity of use are clearly defined. They are mostly found in candy, meat, preserves, and drinks. However, the recent list of foodstuffs from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce also has their presence.

Because it is a food coloring agent, trace consumption does not affect health. However, because these food colorings are also in contact with other industrial products during the production process, large amounts of food can cause diarrhea and other gastrointestinal problems.

Odor additives represent: a drop of incense just a drop, the water can become tall soup. This rather magical food additive is called "a drop of incense." This product is used in large quantities in small hot pot restaurants and restaurants, using scent to attract customers.

Although the Ministry of Health stated that as a food additive, a drop of incense did not violate the regulations. At present, there are no conclusions about whether it is harmful or harmful, but some inferior “one drop of incense” is considered to be synthesized through chemical industry. Long-term and excessive consumption will harm human health. Even a well-made drop of incense brings convenience to some restaurants.

The mouthfeel additive represents beef extract. It is a complex food additive, and it can change the appearance of pork into “beef” from ordinary taste.

Also known as beef extract, it is a tan-yellow-brown paste obtained by removing fat, digesting, filtering, and concentrating fresh beef. With the natural aroma of beef, it is easily soluble in water and its aqueous solution is light yellow. Now, there are some deli and noodle shops on the market that have used beef extract to “change” beef from beef for profit.

The main purchases for such additives are noodle shops, food stalls, and delis. "Like this kind of 'beef cream', the roadside beef noodle restaurant and the beef processing factory are used more often," said a female owner of a spice store interviewed. Although the additives that appear in beef extracts are all types of food additives allowed by the country, they are required for limited use. However, these are not stated on the packaging of beef paste. Excessive consumption for a long period of time has some harm to the body.

Sweetness In food additives, cyclamate is a sweetener that is nutrient-free and can be used instead of sucrose. Therefore, cyclamate is often found in small foods, candied fruit, and sugar-free foods. Although it is safe to use within the prescribed measurement, regular consumption of cyclamate over food will harm the body's liver and nervous system, and harm the elderly, pregnant women and children with weaker metabolic detoxification capabilities. After eating more saccharine, it will affect the normal secretion of digestive enzymes, reduce the absorption capacity of the small intestine, so that loss of appetite.

●Experts recommend that eating out for a food that has been too bright and fragrant should be careful nutrition expert Ms. Wang said that during the production process, because the pigments contained in natural products are easily decomposed due to heat, the colors are generally not very bright after being cooked. Aroma is the same reason, more than the food itself has a scent of food, consumers should be careful to buy. For food additives, consumers do not have to panic too much and eat without exceeding their standards, with little harm to the body.

"If you can not determine whether the purchase of food should add something that should not be, you can use the price method to measure." Mr. Zhong, who has long been engaged in meat processing, told reporters. He gave an example to reporters. The retail price of beef meat is about 20 yuan per catty. If the price of a sold beef is only 20 yuan per catty, it is very likely that there is a problem and it is not recommended.