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There are 35 types of food additives in the Chinese commodity classification, including flavor enhancers, defoamers, leavening agents, colorants, preservatives, etc., and there are more than 10,000 types of food additives containing additives. Among them, the "Standards for the Use of Food Additives" and the Ministry of Health's announcement allow the use of food additives to be divided into 23 categories, with a total of more than 2,400, and 364 types have formulated national or industry quality standards. Mainly include acidity regulators, anticaking agents, defoamers, antioxidants, bleaching agents, leavening agents, basic substances in gum-based candy, coloring agents, color retention agents, emulsifiers, enzyme preparations, flavor enhancers, flour Treatment agents, coating agents, moisture retention agents, nutrition enhancers, preservatives, stabilizers and coagulants, sweeteners, thickeners, food flavors, processing aids for the food industry, and other 23 categories.
Preservatives-commonly used are sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sulfur dioxide, lactic acid, etc. Used in food processing such as jams and preserves.
Antioxidants-similar to preservatives, they can extend the shelf life of food. Commonly used are dimension C, different dimension C and so on.
Coloring agent-commonly used synthetic pigments are carmine, amaranth, lemon yellow, indigo, etc. It can change the appearance of food to enhance appetite.
Thickeners and stabilizers-can improve or stabilize the physical properties of cold food and beverages, and make the appearance of food smooth and delicate. They keep frozen foods such as ice cream in a soft and loose structure for a long time.
Leavening agents-some candies and chocolates are added with leavening agents, which can promote the production of carbon dioxide from the sugar body, thereby playing the role of leavening. Commonly used leavening agents include sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, and compound leavening agents.
Sweeteners-commonly used synthetic sweeteners include sodium saccharin, sodium cyclamate, etc. The purpose is to increase the sweetness.
Sour agent-some beverages, candies, etc. often use sour agents to adjust and improve the flavor effect. Commonly used citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, etc.
Brightener-Benzoyl peroxide is the main component of flour brightener. The maximum allowed dosage of Chinese food in flour is 0.06g/kg. Excessive whitening agents will destroy the nutrition of flour. The benzoic acid produced after hydrolysis will cause damage to the liver. Benzoyl peroxide has been banned as a food additive in developed countries such as the European Union. my country also banned benzoyl peroxide as a whitening agent in May 2011.
Spices-Spices can be synthetic or natural, with many flavors. Consumers often eat various flavors of chocolate, and various spices are widely used in the production process to make it have various unique flavors.
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