Is the food adding the food additive sodium tripolyphosphate(STPP) really bad?

Editor：川东化工Time：2019-06-03Hits：

In today's real life, food additives have become a major concern of consumers. But many bad businesses abuse and illegally use food additives, so that consumers have a lot of questions: food additives harmful to the human body? Is the food with the food additive sodium tripolyphosphate(STPP) really bad? Next, CDchem will answer these questions for you.

The development history of food additives is accompanied by the development history of the food industry. Its main role is reflected in two aspects. One is to meet the needs of processing technology, the other is to meet our needs for taste or nutrition. In fact, the level of food safety is much higher than before. The real problem of food safety is food-borne diseases caused by bacterial contamination, followed by agricultural residues, veterinary residues, heavy metals and other pollutants. No country regards food additives as the main problem of food safety.

Is the food with sodium tripolyphosphate(STPP) really bad? Actually not. Food-grade sodium tripolyphosphate(STPP) is used in food industry as quality improver and water retention agent for canned products, fruit juice drinks, dairy products, soymilk, etc. It is also mainly used for tenderizing canned ham, softening bean skin in canned broad bean, and also as softener and thickener.

It is worth noting that the use of food additives to cover up food spoilage or quality defects, excessive use of food additives, and the use of food additives that have not been approved by China are all illegal use of food additives. This is explicitly prohibited by the state. But as long as food additives are used reasonably, these problems will not arise.

Food grade sodium tripolyphosphate(STPP) is a food additive approved for use in China at present. As long as it is added strictly in accordance with national standards, its safety can be ensured.

Food grade sodium tripolyphosphate(STPP)

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