Types of food additives and the safety

Actually we are no stranger to types of food additives, as the use of food additives are everywhere in our daily life. Such as emulsifiers in instant noodles to improve the dough's water absorption; thickeners and flavor in ham can make the ham more tender; and the most familiar and the most common additive is salt. Who will want food with no taste? If there is no food additives, there won't be so many variety and assortment food; If there is no food additives, food cannot be properly made or saved. Food additives adjust our lives and is an indispensable part of our lives.

What are food additives? How they are used in food? Here are some introduction about common food additives:

Pigments, spices, bleach, flavor enhancer, sweetener added to improve the quality;
Antioxidants and preservatives prevent food spoilage;

Defoamers, stabilizers and emulsifiers are convenient for food processing;

Vitamins, amino acids, minerals and other nutrients Enhancer can increase the nutritional value of food.

Food additives are believed to be the main culprit of food events. According to the definition from Wikipedia, food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste and appearance. Although food additives bring us convenience, but food additives added to foods in very small doses, generally controlled between 0.1~0.019/kg. Proper use of food additive is harmless to human body.

In order to ensure the safety of food additives, the use of food additives should be guided by the following principles:

1. After provision evaluation in food toxicology and safety, they are harmless to human body for long-term during using limitation.

2. Does not affect the sensory properties and flavor of food, and food nutrients should not be destroyed.

3. Food additives should have strict quality standards, their harmful impurities are not more than allowed limitation.

4. The processing and sanitary requirements should not be reduced due to the use of food additives.

5. Food additives shall not be used to cover up defects of food or as a means of forging.

Chemicals and additives should be strictly regulated, normal use additives of food company should not be sources of security hazards. To ensure the safe use of food additives, in addition to strict government control, the enterprise's social responsibility and conscience should also be strengthened. In the future, a number of new food additives may be studied to alternative the present food additives. Above all, all of these measures are took to make sure the food safety.