Is food desiccant safe

Introduction: will the use of food desiccant cause certain harm? Food desiccant mainly includes silica gel desiccant and lime desiccant If lime desiccant is selected, there will be certain harm In the process of packaging food, there will be a small bag of desiccant, which we often discard casually, which is the most common behavior of most people However, after hearing the news that the desiccant is damaged and eaten by accident, the esophagus is burned or the powder enters the eye and burns the cornea, people will start to have more fear Is the food desiccant safe? Food What are the hazards of desiccant? Please give a detailed introduction to Baibai safety net At present, quicklime and silica gel are the most common food desiccants Quicklime, in particular, has been widely used in food desiccant because of its strong water absorption, convenient source and low price However, quicklime, or calcium oxide, is an alkaline substance, which will become mature when encountering water In this neutralization reaction process, there will be heat generation or even explosion If quicklime is eaten by mistake or accidentally into the eyes, it will damage the digestive tract or conjunctiva, and the latter will even cause blindness As an alternative product of lime desiccant, silica gel desiccant is gradually "favored" in recent years Its main component is silicon dioxide, non-toxic, non corrosive, stable and good moisture absorption Silica gel desiccant is also the only type of desiccant approved by the European Union Just for food manufacturers, the cost of silica gel desiccant is higher than that of lime desiccant Industry insiders pointed out that, generally speaking, food enterprises will first consider the safety of desiccant, and then the cost In particular, the use process of lime desiccant is irreversible, once the water absorption becomes hard, it can not absorb more water, which is one of the reasons why it will be gradually eliminated To sum up, "is food desiccant safe?" as mentioned here today, food desiccant will cause certain harm to children Recently, the amount of desiccant that keeps children away from these safety hazards is mainly through parents No matter what the situation, these desiccants can't be damaged and can't touch water Parents buy them back with desiccant First of all, children should not be allowed to contact the packaged food to avoid eating by mistake To learn more about food additives and food safety, you can directly log in to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob