Advantages and disadvantages of artificial colorants

Introduction: artificial colorants are generally used in industry, but a few are used in food Here are the advantages and disadvantages of artificial colorants There are many kinds of colorants Artificial colorants are one of them The following safety net introduces the advantages and disadvantages of artificial colorants The advantage of artificial colorant is that it can improve the commodity value of food Artificial colorant is a kind of food additive for promoting people's appetite and coloring food The disadvantages of artificial colorants are as follows: 1 Harm to children: causing excessive behavior of children It is generally felt that children are becoming more and more headstrong, naughty, rebellious, emotionally unstable, grumpy, and self-control poor, which is more and more difficult to deal with This is related to excessive consumption of synthetic colorants in those attractive color snacks that children prefer The latest scientific research has proved that "hyperactivity disorder in children" and children's excessive behavior are related to long-term overeating of foods containing synthetic pigments Some experts have pointed out that children are in the growth and development period, their internal organ functions are relatively fragile, their nervous system development is not sound, and they are sensitive to chemicals If they eat foods containing synthetic colorants too much and too long, it will affect the impulse transmission of the nervous system, stimulate the nerves of the brain, resulting in restlessness, emotional instability, inattention, poor self-control, ideological rebellion and behavior For symptoms such as over stimulation 2、 Harm in cosmetics: in recent years, due to the rapid increase of skin diseases caused by colorants, researchers have been making tests on artificial pigments, which has become a major research topic for experts in the medical, beauty and cosmetics fields, so that they call this new skin disease "cosmetic and beauty disease" Some researchers have pointed out that the pigment in cosmetics has a certain relationship with the pigmentation of human skin Pigmentation is a brown spot on the normal skin, which seriously affects the image and runs counter to human's intention of using cosmetics Colorants in cosmetics are also tar derivatives, and long-term use can cause sensitive reactions to light, leading to pigmentation, the researchers said Most pigmentation caused by cosmetics is accompanied by inflammation such as skin flushing and papule Lipstick is one of the most commonly used cosmetics, because it is applied on the lips, it is easy to slip into the body when eating Generally speaking, swallowing trace lipstick is unlikely to cause harm to the body, but lipstick contains colorant, which will produce accumulation effect and cause potential harm to the body after long-term use Pigment is also one of the important reasons for people's allergy to cosmetics Often causes burning, pruritus, exfoliation, mild pain and other allergic symptoms 3、 Carcinogenicity of artificial colorants: the former Soviet Union carried out a long-term animal test on amaranth, an edible pigment, from 1968 to 1970 The results showed that the carcinogenic rate was as high as 22% Researchers in the United States, Britain and other countries have also found that not only amaranth, but also many other synthetic colorants have harmful effects on human body, which may lead to fertility decline, teratogenesis and so on Some pigments may be converted into carcinogens in human body In particular, the carcinogenic effect of azo compounds is more obvious Azo compounds can decompose in vivo and form c-aromatic amines Aromatic amines may cause cancer when they interact with target cells after metabolism in vivo In addition, in addition to being toxic or its metabolites, many edible synthetic colorants may be mixed with arsenic and lead in the production process In the past, cream yellow, which was used for coloring margarine, has been proved to cause liver cancer in humans and animals, while other kinds of synthetic pigments, such as orange yellow, can cause subcutaneous sarcoma, liver cancer, colorectal cancer and malignant lymphoid cancer Some colorants are used in industry, but some of them are used in food What's the harm of eating too much colorant? In fact, a small amount of colorant does not harm people, but using too much will cause serious harm However, China's food safety detector It can accurately check the safety level of food, so consumers can eat it at ease More food safety knowledge is in Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob