Harm of citric acid food additive

Introduction: citric acid is also a kind of food additive, so what is the harm of citric acid food additive? Baibai safety net will introduce you Citric acid is an important organic acid, also known as citric acid, colorless crystal, often contains a molecule of crystal water, odorless, has a strong acid taste, and is easy to dissolve in water Its calcium salt is easier to dissolve in cold water than in hot water, which is often used to identify and separate citric acid The anhydrous citric acid can be obtained by controlling the appropriate temperature during crystallization It has many uses in industry, food industry, cosmetic industry and so on So what is the harm of citric acid food additives? Citric acid is a kind of edible acid, which can enhance the normal metabolism of the body, and the appropriate dose is harmless to the human body Adding citric acid to some foods has a good taste and can promote appetite In China, citric acid is allowed to be used in jam, drink, can and candy Although citric acid has no direct harm to human body, there is also the harm of excessive citric acid as a food additive It can promote the excretion and deposition of calcium in the body For example, long-term consumption of food containing citric acid may lead to hypocalcemia and increase the risk of duodenal cancer Children have nervous system instability, excitability and autonomic nervous disorder; adults have hand and foot convulsions, muscle spasms, sensory abnormalities, pruritus and gastrointestinal symptoms Based on the influence of citric acid on calcium metabolism, people who often eat cans, drinks, jams, sour candy, especially children, should pay attention to calcium supplement, drink more raw milk, fish head, fish bone soup, eat some small shrimp skin, etc., so as to avoid affecting health due to lack of blood calcium Patients with gastric ulcer, excessive stomach acid, caries and diabetes should not often eat citric acid Citric acid should not be added to pure milk, otherwise it will cause coagulation of pure milk In dairy industry, citric acid is often mixed into about 10% solution and added into low concentration milk solution, which should be quickly stirred Now the country has a food safety detector, which can determine whether the food is safe or not In this way, you can better protect your food health If you want to know more about food safety, please go to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob