Sodium tripolyphosphate(STPP) is an indispensable ingredient for processed food
Editor：川东化工Time：2019-04-02Hits：
In fact, food additives are not so terrible, because they are widely used in daily life. Food additives are indispensable ingredients in food processing. Sodium tripolyphosphate(STPP) is an indispensable ingredient in food processing. As long as it is used in accordance with the regulations, it is very safe, and consumers can rest assured that it is edible.
The production of food additives must undergo strict evaluation and testing, and a series of experiments must be carried out for comprehensive evaluation. It can be approved to use after determining that there is no potential safety hazard to the body. For example, STPP has strict use control in food processing. Usually, the added amount of rice, noodles, meat or frozen foods should not exceed 5g/kg, and the added amount of beverages and canned products should not exceed 1g/kg to ensure the safety of human consumption.
Food grade STPP is mainly used as a quality improver. It can improve the binding force and water holding capacity of food by improving metal ions, adjusting pH value and increasing ionic strength. It can also be used as quality improver and water retention agent for meat products, fruit juice drinks, beer, dairy products, soybean products, etc. It is used for ham and canned food to soften meat and increase adhesion force; it is used for aquatic products to gain weight and keep fresh; it is used for milk products to prevent protein from coagulating and precipitating; it is used to prevent the oxidation, deterioration, color change of beverages and the decomposition of vitamin C; it is used to modify soybean protein to strengthen the function of soybean protein; it is used to soften the skin of fruits, vegetables, canned faba beans, etc. It can also be used as softener and thickener.
Food producers mislead consumers by improper propaganda. Flaunting that its products do not contain "food additives" implies that foods with "food additives" are harmful or harmful to human health. As a result, people have a wrong understanding of food additives. Consumers should not be one-sided to understand food additives, blindly believe that additives are only harmful to human health.
