In recent months, the blogger Xin Jifei's mantra "Technology and Heritage" has been popular on the entire network, and the problem of food safety has been pushed to the upsurge of public opinion. "There is no milk in milk tea, and sugar water becomes honey." It may be your only understanding of edible flavors. So today we will come and eat fragrance to see how much you know about it.
What is edible fragrance and what does it have?
Edible fragrance is an indispensable food additive in the food industry. According to the "Food Safety Standard-Food for Food", it is composed of food spices and food spiciers. It does not include flavors) [1].
Its role is mainly reflected in two aspects [2]:
1) Make food fragrance
If some foods are freezing and soft drinks themselves do not have fragrance themselves, in order to attract customers to consume and better satisfy their enjoyment, adding edible flavors to emit seductive fragrance.
2) Change or increase the fragrance of food
In the process of processing, due to the limitation of processing equipment and processing time, there are certain defects in its fragrance, and then rely on adding edible flavors to supplement or improve its fragrance, such as canned food and sausages.
After reading its role, you may also feel that it is not a big deal, but if you do n’t have the existence of edible flavors, many foods may be difficult to speak. For example, natural and healthy soybeans, the original bean fishy smell makes people almost unacceptable, and add the corresponding edible flavors to a delicious soybean drink; if some potions have pungent odor, add appropriate additives to add appropriate ones Edible fragrance can correct its smell, making people accept it [3].
In fact, the application of edible fragrance has already spread all aspects of the entire food industry, and exists in candy and baked food. We have to admit that we can taste a variety of flavors, candy, etc.
The signs of edible fragrance in food label ingredients
In the "Food Safety National Standards-Pre-packaging Food Tags" stipulates that when food fragrance is added to food, it can be marked with its specific name, or it can only be marked as "edible flavors" [4]
Seeing that edible fragrance can be marked with such a simple food label, everyone may feel even more disturbed by foods that add edible flavors. What is its safety?
Is there a hidden safety hazard in the food with food?
Edible fragrances that meet the reasonable national standards will not cause harm to human health.
The edible flavors approved by the country are generally passed a series of strict toxicological evaluation tests, such as acute toxicity tests (observing the toxic effects produced in a short time). Risk will not be added to food as edible flavors.
In addition, edible flavors are considered to be an additive that can be "self -limited". Often, the amount of useful use may meet the taste requirements, and the amount of amount is unacceptable.
Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about foods that are legally added. However, it is not ruled out that some illegal manufacturers use inferior raw materials and even non -food -grade raw materials for production and processing to obtain edible fragrance. In order to avoid eating food to add these fragrance as much as possible, it is recommended to pay attention to the following points in daily consumption:
1) Go to regular shopping malls and supermarkets to buy goods. Do not buy food in production places without business licenses, no hygienic licenses, and no quarantine certificates;
2) Try not to buy bulk food without regular outer packaging. This kind of food is usually unknown and quality is difficult to ensure;
3) Do not buy foods with changes in appearance or excessive flavors. These foods may be "renovated" foods covering with additives such as pigment or flavors;
4) Pay attention to information on food labels, such as ingredients, factory delivery, or whether there are inspection qualification certificates, etc., refuse to purchase "three non -food" (no production date, no quality qualification certificate or production license, no production plant name) Essence
When it comes to edible flavors, even if you do n’t know the knowledge above, you may also think of the recently discussed flavors coffee beans. What is it and what is it to connect with edible flavors?
