Jelly
Shandong news network April 25th news (reporter Li Hu) "this is to eat jelly ah, it is food additives." Faced with a variety of additives in jelly, many people have broken their brains. Experts said that as long as manufacturers use food additives in accordance with national requirements, the public can rest assured that they can eat, but children should try to eat less.
jelly: additives
"which is to eat jelly, is simply a food additive." I will never dare to eat the jelly for the children. " There are five or six kinds of labels behind the jelly package, and more than ten kinds of additives. Many kinds of chemical names have been identified in the jelly after additives.
the reporter saw in the jelly sales counter in the supermarket that a long list of food additives, such as xanthan gum, citric acid, edible essence, sodium cyclamate, Ansai nectar and carmine, were listed on the jelly's outer packaging. Relevant sales personnel said that these additives were added in accordance with the standards set by the state. "Jelly added to these mainly to increase the taste, eat closer to the natural taste, will not have any impact on the human body."
according to the reporter, the raw materials needed for jelly production are mainly white sugar, carrageenan, manna, etc., and their production is inseparable from all kinds of food additives. Some jelly products do not contain fruit juice, but fruit flavors and food additives.
experts suggest that children eat as little as
"some additives such as carrageenan, pectin, etc. are extracted from food, are natural food additives, consumer food is harmless. The additives such as sodium cyclamate and carmine are chemically synthesized, which is harmful to the human body for a long time. Zhao Xiangzhong, associate professor of food and biological engineering, Shandong Light Industry Institute, told reporters. "Jelly is a hobby food. Some jelly without pulp is made up of various additives, and there is little nutrition. As long as manufacturers use food additives in accordance with national requirements, they are safe. "
Professor Zhao suggested that children should eat less jelly products at the stage of growth and development. "In particular, some jelly with deep color and without pulp, such jelly are mainly pigments and additives, and there is little nutrition."
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Ansai: the main role is to increase the sweetness of food. More than 90 countries have officially approved the use of Ansai honey in the fields of food, drink, oral hygiene, cosmetics and medicament. There is a similar kind of sodium cyclamate.
xanthan gum: soluble in water, with high viscosity, high heat stability and other properties, often used as thickener, emulsifier, suspension agent, stabilizer, widely used in daily chemical industry, food, medicine, oil production, textile, ceramics, printing and dyeing and other fields.
pectin: a natural polymer compound, as a gelling agent, thickener, stabilizer, suspending agent, emulsifier, adding synergist and so on.
sorbic acid: it is a highly efficient and safe preservative recommended by the international food and agricultural organization and health organization. It is widely used in food, beverage, tobacco, pesticide, cosmetics and other industries. As unsaturated acid, it can also be used in resin, spice and rubber industries.
carmine: water-soluble synthetic pigment, bright yellow red, monochrome variety. It can be safely applied to coloring radishes, medicines, cosmetics, feedstuffs, tobacco, toys, food packaging materials, such as carmine, food and beverages.
sodium cyclamate: a common sweetener, its sweetness is 30~40 times that of sucrose. If consumers often eat high levels of sodium cyclamate or other foods, it will cause harm to the human liver and nervous system because of excessive intake, especially for the elderly, pregnant women and children who are weak in metabolic detoxification.