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    Food additive: how about carmine

    • Last Update: 2017-04-05
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: rouge is the most common food additive, so what about food additive Rouge excess? Baibai safety net will introduce you Carmine, also known as acid scarlet 3R, is a water-soluble synthetic pigment with bright yellow light and red color It is soluble in water and glycerin, difficult to dissolve in ethanol, and insoluble in oil There is no poisoning in animal test Carmine is allowed to be added to 30 kinds of food in 12 categories, including red gut casings, soybean milk drinks, shrimp chips, candy coating and ice cream, with the maximum use of 0.025g/kg It is not allowed to add in vitamin functional drinks If overuse is harmful, here is how to introduce the food additive rouge Carmine, a colorant, is forbidden to be used in aquatic products in China If carmine is more than the consumer's tolerance, it will have an impact on liver and kidney function Carmine is a kind of chemical synthetic pigment, which is not allowed to be added to meat food If carmine is used beyond the standard, or consumers eat it for a long time, it will cause great harm to human body, which may cause cancer Excessive consumption of food containing artificial pigment will harm human health It can be seen that the harm of excessive food additives is great At present, there are six kinds of edible synthetic pigments approved for use in China, namely amaranth, carmine, lemon yellow, sunset yellow, indigo and brilliant blue Although the harmfulness of these six kinds of edible synthetic pigments is still uncertain, they have no nutritional value and no help to human health Try not to eat them if you can For our safety, I will test in the food safety detector if I buy it, so that it will be more safe to use, and more food safety knowledge will be in the safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob
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