Adding sodium hexametaphosphate(SHMP) to food should be safe, non-toxic and keep quality
Editor：川东化工Time：2019-05-15Hits：
In a sense, without food additives, there will be no modern food industry. You may as well put aside your prejudice and think about it. You can eat all kinds of food, depending on the food additives that everyone dislikes. As the soul of modern food industry, adding sodium hexametaphosphate(SHMP) to food should be safe, non-toxic and keep quality.
At present, there are 23 categories of food additives approved by our country, more than 2000 varieties, which can be divided into natural and synthetic sources. From the role of food can be divided into antioxidants, pigments, anti-caking agents, emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, nutritional fortifiers, preservatives, sweeteners, thickeners, spices and so on.
According to GB2760-2014, every kind of food additive has its scope of use and quantity. Enterprises must strictly comply with the standards in the production process, so that the food produced will not generally cause health hazards to human body and belongs to safe food. But if the expired or banned food additives are added to the food production, there will be serious food safety problems in this kind of food. This is the consequence of the abuse of food additives.
Which foods should be added with sodium hexametaphosphate(SHMP) as food additive?
Food grade sodium hexametaphosphate(SHMP) is mainly used as food quality improver in the food industry, which can improve water holding capacity, increase binding capacity, prevent fat oxidation, and improve antiseptic performance; in soy sauce and soy sauce. It can prevent discoloration, increase viscosity, shorten fermentation period and adjust taste; in fruit beverage and cool beverage, it can improve juice yield and increase viscosity. It can inhibit the decomposition of vitamin C. In Ice cream it can improve the swelling ability, volume, emulsification, prevent paste damage, improve taste and color, etc.
Sodium hexametaphosphate(SHMP) is one of the most widely used phosphates in food. If sodium hexametaphosphate(SHMP) is not added, the food will become ugly, tasteless and difficult to preserve. The precondition of adding sodium hexametaphosphate(SHMP) to keep food quality is to be safe and non-toxic.
