The harm of food thickener

Introduction: we know that a lot of food additives are added to food, but is it safe to add thickeners to food? What are the hazards of food thickeners? Let's introduce these problems to you Thickener is a kind of new functional polymer material used to improve the viscosity or consistency of products It is widely used in pharmaceutical, printing and dyeing, cosmetics, food additives, oil extraction, papermaking, leather processing and other industries because of its small dosage, obvious thickening and convenient use There are many substances that can be used as thickeners, and the types of thickeners vary with the application General thickeners are divided into low molecular weight thickeners and high molecular weight thickeners, and inorganic thickeners, cellulose thickeners, polyacrylates and associated polyurethane thickeners according to functional groups Thickener is a kind of food additive, which is harmless to human body It is mainly used to improve and increase the viscosity of food, maintain the color, fragrance, taste and stability of liquid food and jelly food, improve the physical properties of food, and make food have a sense of lubrication and palatability There are 39 kinds of thickeners approved for use in China Is it safe to add thickeners to food? What are the hazards of food thickeners? According to the health standard for the use of food additives issued by the former Ministry of health, only vitamins and antioxidants are expressly allowed to be added, and thickeners are not allowed to be added It is understood that the main component of the thickener is xanthan gum, which is a national food additive However, it is also stipulated that xanthan gum is not allowed to be added in similar rice products, especially in breakfast Food additives are not the natural ingredients of food, and the intake of food additives is regulated by the state During the use process, it is necessary to comply with national standards and regulations, especially long-term use and excessive use will damage the human body, resulting in diseases such as diabetes and gout Therefore, although the thickener is a food additive approved by the state, we also pay attention to the scope of use and avoid long-term consumption to avoid harm to the body With regard to food safety, you can learn more about food safety through Baibai safety net You can also learn to use food safety detector to check whether the content of various food additives exceeds the standard Editor in charge: he xianrob