What are food spices? What's the usage?

Food flavor refers to synthetic or natural substances that improve food quality, color, aroma and taste and are added to food for the needs of anti-corrosion, preservation and processing technology (food flavor and gum based candy also include basic agent substances and processing aids for food industry).

Food spices can meet the needs of processing technology, extend the shelf life of food, expand the scope of sales, reduce food corruption, meet the taste and nutritional needs of preventing foodborne diseases, and create better color and flavor.

There are many kinds of food spices with great uses

There are more than 2000 kinds of food spices recognized in China, which are divided into 22 kinds according to their functions, including preservatives, swelling agents, spices, colorants (pigments), sweeteners, etc., of which the types of spices are the most. Each spice has a different function. For example, antioxidants can prevent or delay the oxidative decomposition and deterioration of oils and food components, and improve the stability of food. Water retention agents help to keep water in food.

What kind of food are spices commonly used in? That's all. Please give me some chestnuts.

Antioxidant: commonly used in bacon, bacon, duck, sausage, packaged edible oil, etc

Preservatives: meat products, instant foods and baked goods may have it

Fluffy agent: commonly used in delicious snacks, biscuits, puffed food, etc.

Thickener: ice cream, ice cream, sauce products have its shadow.

Are food spices safe? Can't you not?

This is what many consumers are most concerned about. In fact, food spices that have been approved for use are evaluated as safe, and use as required will not cause damage to consumers' health. In addition, even if you eat multiple foods a day, it will not cause excessive intake of food spices. Because the state ensures reasonable intake according to dietary investigation when formulating additive standards. In fact, spices are very common in life. For example, brine for tofu, alum for frying, soda, etc.

Some babies listen, can they use no food and spices? If you don't use it, the types of food on the shelf (including snacks, of course) will be greatly reduced. When watching movies and chasing plays, you can only bite apples (what? There is no atmosphere at all). Life has lost a lot of fun~

How do consumers understand what spices are used in food? It's simple. Look at the label, look at the label! Look at the label! According to the general rules for labeling of prepackaged food in the national food safety standard, the name or functional alias of food flavor in GB2760 standard for the use of food flavor, as well as the specific name or international code (INS number) of food flavor must be displayed on the food label.

Therefore, I would like to know whether the spices contained in the food before packaging can directly read the raw material list of the food label.

Warm tips

1. Buy food through regular channels such as large supermarkets and department stores

2. After purchasing prepackaged food, you can check the raw material list of the label to know the food spices used in the food.

3. Avoid choosing foods with abnormal color, smell and texture.