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    Is niacin a food additive

    • Last Update: 2017-07-05
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is a water-soluble vitamin Niacin is widely used Do many people want to know that niacin is a food additive? Niacin can be used to treat headache and other diseases It's a vitamin drug It's widely used in medicine, but it's also added in food However, many people think it's not related to food additives Is niacin a food additive? This is a little knowledge of food additives Niacin is a kind of vitamin It is a legal and safe food additive But if it is used excessively, it will also cause diseases Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, belongs to the B group of vitamins According to the latest national food safety standards for food additives, although there is no explanation for nicotinic acid, the following provisions are made for vitamin B group: vitamin B group is a processing aid that needs to specify its function and application scope, its function is "nutrient for fermentation", and its application scope is "fermentation process" It can be seen that nicotinic acid can also be used as food additives, but it is necessary to know more about the misunderstanding of food additives Nicotinic acid is not allowed to be consumed excessively It can be tested by the food safety detector to know how much nicotinic acid it contains Editor in charge: he xianrob
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