Is lactic acid a food additive

Introduction: Lactobacillus contains a large number of activating enzymes, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and absorption of nutrients So is lactic acid a food additive? Let the small editor of Baibai safety net lead you to learn more about it! According to the provisions of the food safety law of China, food additives are synthetic or natural substances added into food to improve the quality of food such as color, fragrance and taste, as well as to meet the needs of antisepsis and processing technology Is lactic acid a food additive? Baibai safety net and you to understand it! Lactic acid is a food additive Lactic acid bacteria is a kind of bacteria which can produce a lot of lactic acid by fermentation with carbohydrate as raw material Lactobacillus is not a standard name in microbial taxonomy All Lactobacillus are Gram-positive bacteria, which can be divided into at least 18 genera and more than 200 kinds It's a fairly complex group of bacteria In addition to a few, most of them are essential and have important physiological functions in the human body, and widely exist in the human intestine The standard for the use of food additives gb2760-2011 clearly stipulates that lactic acid can be applied to all kinds of food and added on demand, that is, unlimited use range and use amount Of course, the exception of unprocessed vegetables, fruits and other foods cannot be added The above is the answer of "is lactic acid a food additive" provided by the small edition of Baibai safety net I hope my article will let you have a clearer understanding of this problem! To learn more about food safety, please pay more attention to Baibai safety Internet bar! Editor in charge: Wang Xiujuan