What are the common colorants in drinks
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Last Update: 2017-03-19
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Introduction: drink is a kind of drink that many people like, especially young people, often with drinks What are the common colorants in drinks? Beverage is a kind of liquid food which is produced by different formula and manufacturing process with water as the basic raw material for people or livestock to drink directly In addition to water supply, beverages contain different amounts of sugar, acid, milk, sodium, fat, energy, amino acids, vitamins, inorganic salts and other nutrients in different kinds of beverages, so they have certain nutrition There are many food additives in beverages Are these additives harmful to people? What's the harm of eating too much colorant? Baibai safety net will introduce you What are the common colorants in drinks Aspartame: a non carbohydrate artificial sweetener The sweetness is 200 times higher than that of sucrose, and the desired sweetness can be achieved with only a small amount in application Aspartame is a kind of sweetener, which has high sweetness but not absorbed energy, so it can be used as a component of low sugar food "Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener with low cost The dosage will not harm health, reduce sugar intake, and reduce product cost within a certain range of standards It is worth advocating." Acesulfame: a chemical, similar to saccharin, soluble in water, can increase the sweetness of food, has no nutrition, good taste, no heat, does not metabolize and absorb in human body, has good stability to heat and acid, and is the fourth generation of synthetic sweetener in the world Carboxymethylcellulose sodium: a good emulsion stabilizer, with excellent freezing and melting stability, and can improve the flavor of the product, prolong the storage time Citric acid: can improve the sensory properties of food, enhance appetite and promote the digestion and absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the body Lactic acid: it has the functions of adjusting pH value, bacteriostasis, prolonging shelf life, seasoning, maintaining food color, improving product quality, etc., and has a strong antiseptic and fresh-keeping effect Sodium citrate: it is widely used in food, beverage and flavor industry as acidizing agent, seasoning agent, preservative, preservative, buffer and chelating agent Sodium tripolyphosphate: an inorganic surfactant with strong emulsifying effect on lubricating oil and fat It is used in the food industry as a quality improver for cans, juice drinks, dairy products, soymilk, etc Guar gum: a natural thickener, mainly composed of galactose and mannose polymerized into food, belonging to natural galactose Now the food additives in the food can be accurately detected by the food safety detector, so consumers can rest assured that they can use the food additives, and more knowledge of food additives can be found in the safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob
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