Food Safety | Thickeners in Ice Cream, Do You Know?

Original title: Food Safety | Thickeners in ice cream, do you know?

thickener in ice cream

At the beginning of July, Zhong Xuegao rushed to the hot search on Weibo because of "31 ℃ for 1 hour without melting"

In fact, as early as 10 years ago, ice cream shocked people into a cold sweat

One ice cream has 19 additives!

One ice cream has 19 additives! !

# the truth

A food contains N kinds of food additives, which means that in order to meet the requirements of production technology and taste, these N kinds of food additives are really needed

At present, there are 23 categories of food additives in China (including nutritional fortifiers), and more than 2,400 kinds

# What is a thickener?

In layman's terms, a modifier is a macromolecular substance that can be dissolved in water and fully hydrated under certain conditions to form a viscous, slippery or jelly-like macromolecular substance, so it is also called food glue

Leaving aside Zhong Xuegao (who hasn't eaten),

# Why use thickeners in food?

Compare the two drinks "Lilicheng" (also called orange juice with pulp) and bubble tea

It is not difficult to find that Lili Orange is much better in appearance than pearl milk tea, because the pulp of "Lili Orange" is evenly distributed in it, and it undulates up and down when it swings, which is full of movement; while the pearls of pearl milk tea usually sink at the bottom of the cup.

The main reason for this difference is the addition or absence of thickeners

But here comes the question: the fruit pieces are heavier than water, so how do you suspend them in the drink?

At this time, the thickener comes in handy.

There are also soy sauce and oyster sauce that are necessary in every kitchen.

# What foods are thickeners used in?

Dairy drinks, vegetable protein drinks (soy milk, coconut milk, peanut milk, etc.

Thickeners such as starch, agar or sodium carboxymethyl cellulose are added to old yogurt in order to prevent the whey in the yogurt from precipitation and improve the taste

Thickeners are also used in meat products and are called "meat glue".

At present, 39 kinds of thickeners are approved for use in China, the most common ones are modified starch and glue substances.

What happens if you eat too much ice cream with thickeners?

will gain weight!

853 kilojoules is equivalent to 204 kilocalories, which is equivalent to the energy consumed by Mr.

Source: Teacher Lu's Nutrition Class

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