What is thickener

Introduction: many of the foods we eat contain additives Do you know the thickener? What is the thickener? Is it safe to add thickener to the food? Let's answer these two questions Thickener is a kind of rheological agent, which can not only thicken the coating, prevent the appearance of sagging in the moving soil, but also give the coating excellent machine function and storage stability As for the medical coatings with low viscosity, they are the most important additives It can be divided into medical treatment and oiliness In particular, water phase thickeners are more widely used Thickener is essentially a kind of rheological aid, which can adjust the rheological property after leaving the thickener, thicken the adhesive and sealant, prevent aggregate accumulation, give excellent rationality machine stability, master the rheological property of the earth moving process (no sagging, no dripping, no flying liquid during the application), and play a role in increasing profits In particular, the building, storage and application of adhesives and sealants are very important They can improve and regulate viscosity, and lose functions such as stability, anti sinking, seepage reduction, anti flowing and thixotropic What is thickener? Thickener is a kind of food additive, which 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 feel smooth and palatable Thickeners can enhance the viscosity of food or form gelatin, thereby changing the physical properties of food, giving food sticky and suitable taste, and emulsifying, stabilizing or suspending Is it safe to add thickeners to food? In fact, common thickeners are "natural products" For example, agar and carrageenan are extracts of seaweed; gelatin is hydrolyzed and boiled from animal skin or bone; the "advanced" pectin in edible gum mainly comes from orange skin and apple juice residue There are also a small number of chemically synthesized thickeners, which have passed extensive experiments As long as they are not used excessively or eaten for a long time, the thickeners in food are safe The above questions about thickeners are briefly introduced in the small edition of Baibai safety net I believe that you have some knowledge about thickeners For more questions about thickeners, you can learn about the relevant problems of food additives through food safety knowledge, which plays an important role in our understanding of food safety We should also often use food safety detector Check whether the food is safe Editor in charge: he xianrob