Uncover food additives you don’t know

Preservatives, antioxidants, bleach, sweeteners, colorants... Take a trip to the supermarket and you will find that there are almost all kinds of additives on the packaging of various foods. In order to protect consumers’ right to know, the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of the Production of Food Additives" issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine was formally implemented. The various additives in the processed foods that were still "have been concealed" have now been clearly presented to consumers. . However, the overwhelming majority of consumers still do not know much about the related knowledge of additives. How to read carefully, understand and eat, and treat food additives objectively, this article reveals the secret for you here.

Dozens of "additives" for stealth Dafa Days

Ms. Yang, a single white-collar worker, is usually busy with work and rarely cooks at home. She eats fast foods and processed foods for almost three meals a day: breakfast, breakfast, milk, bread, and a good meal at noon or dinner. In order to refresh her life, she will also drink one or two cups of instant coffee or milk tea every day. Small snacks such as cookies and candies are also available.

Recently, Miss Yang heard that the new regulations for food additives had been implemented and he began to pay attention to the various types of food labels he loves to eat everyday. As a result, it was found that there were as many as 10 kinds of additives in the breakfast milk that he often drank! What she did not think of was that her chewing gum, which she kept on a daily basis, contained 13 food additives.

Experts break the "count" of their own cooking food more natural

"Actually, it is very difficult for people to completely avoid food additives during the three meals a day. If it is a country that allows the use of varieties, the dose and range are also in compliance with the provisions, under normal circumstances will not cause significant harm to the body." China Agriculture An expert at the university said. If the milk for breakfast is changed to milk, the additive can be reduced because there is no theoretical food additive in pure milk.

However, if you eat a traditional Chinese handmade breakfast, there will be fewer additives. As long as you are diligent enough to buy fresh cooking ingredients at home, the daily intake of food additives is very small.

Most of the non-Chinese milk tea has neither milk nor tea

Ms. Ma and her friend came to a tea shop and ordered a cup of mango-flavored milk tea. Because she felt that her milk was not enough, she asked the waiter to add a little milk. However, the waiter was surprised and said: "I'm sorry, we don't have milk in the shop and we don't have milk in the tea. Only creamer."

Most people may think that milk tea is made from milk and black tea. In fact, most milk teas on the market do not contain tea or milk, but instead are made up of raw materials such as creamer, fruit powder and essence. As the cost of using milk is too high, the use of creamer blended milk tea has become a sophisticated method of operation in the industry. In this regard, nutritionists believe that the main component of creamer is hydrogenated vegetable oil, a lot of drinking harmful to health.

Experts break "count" less to expose children to "artificial foods"

Many of the processed foods on the market today are a bit "not worthwhile." For example, there are no melons in the cantaloupe fruit sugar. The color comes from the combination of "bright blue" and "lemon yellow". The flavor comes from the essence; there is no one in the blueberry dessert. Diced blueberries; lemon sandwich crackers and no lemon. Experts pointed out that in order to solve the inconvenience of processing, preservation and transportation of many fresh foods and cater to consumers' tastes, the food industry has developed artificial flavors that can make food more delicious than natural ingredients.

However, artificial flavors, colors, or additives added to these beverages are legal and edible ingredients, and the amount and production process are also permitted by law. However, it is not recommended that children eat heavily in the long term. When children are accustomed to the rich and sweet taste of processed products, it is difficult to accept the natural flavor of natural foods, which will have an adverse effect on their eating habits throughout their lives.

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Aunt Ding’s grandson often drank a new type of dairy product. Recently, Ding Ahao couldn’t understand how to read. A small box of beverages actually contained 10 food additives: lactic acid, sodium citrate, pectin, and xanthan gum. Asbata... A series of strange chemical terms that she couldn't understand.

At present, the vast majority of food packaging on the market can clearly find relevant additives. However, the vast majority of people are still ignorant about the relevant knowledge.

Experts break the "meter" to understand additives, clearly understand the entrance

According to reports, in fact, the most commonly used food additives mainly include preservatives, antioxidants, leavening agents, sweeteners, and colorants.

★ Preservatives: commonly used in beverages, soy sauce, pickles, cakes and other foods, according to the current data show that can be considered harmless to the human body.

★Antioxidants: Add more to vegetable oils and foods containing fats (such as biscuits, cakes). If not properly added, the oil in such foods is susceptible to rancidity and produces a kind of hazel taste, especially the effectiveness of fat-soluble vitamins in foods will be destroyed.

★ Coloring agent: that is, food coloring, can improve the perception of food, but neither nutritional value nor anti-corrosion effect, studies have pointed out that it has a certain harm to children's nervous system and digestive function.

★ Sweeteners: According to the source can be divided into two types of natural and synthetic. Sweeteners are widely used in beverages, confectionery, sauces, and various small foods, but large intakes disturb the body's own sugar metabolism and increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

★Folding agent: The bulking agent (loose agent) is mainly used in the processing of cakes, biscuits, noodles, fried dough sticks, puffed foods, etc. It is safer overall, but the trouble mainly comes from aluminum in the alum. According to the survey, more than 70% of the crispy aluminum noodles such as fritters, cakes, and crispy foods are excessive, so don’t let children eat more “bulky” or “crispy” cakes.