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    What are the preservatives for drinks

    • Last Update: 2018-02-20
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: there are a lot of preservatives in beverages, just to prevent them from deteriorating What are the preservatives in beverages? Learn about Baibai safety net Many people want to know why preservatives are added to beverages, in fact, in order to make the shelf life longer, so the shelf life of beverages we drink on the market is relatively long, basically about one year, so what are the preservatives of beverages? Learn from the small edition of Baibai safety net Benzoic acid, also known as benzoic acid, slightly soluble in water and ethanol, has obvious bacteriostatic effect on a variety of microorganisms (yeast, mold, bacteria) under acidic conditions, but weak on acid producing bacteria The maximum consumption in direct drinking beverage is 0.2g/kg Because of the low solubility and inconvenient use of benzoic acid, its sodium salt is mostly used in the actual production, and its antibacterial effect is the result of benzoic acid conversion Sorbic acid, also known as sorbic acid, slightly soluble in water, easily soluble in ethanol Stable to light and heat, easy to be oxidized and colored after long-term storage It has bacteriostatic effect on mould, yeast and aerobic bacteria Sorbic acid is an acid preservative, its application range is below pH 5.5, and its toxicity is 1 / 4 of benzoic acid, so it has the trend of gradually replacing benzoic acid and its sodium salt from the development trend of foreign countries Maximum usage: 0.6g/kg Then how to judge the quantity of food preservatives? Food safety detector can do it It is an instrument for testing additives For specific usage, you can go to Baibai safety net to learn about it There are a lot of small knowledge about food additives here Editor in charge: he xianrob
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