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    Is there any thickener in milk powder

    • Last Update: 2017-10-08
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    Introduction: Although there are many kinds of milk powder, what we all care about is infant formula Is there any thickener in milk powder? How to distinguish milk with thickener? Let's learn about it together with the small edition of Baibai safety net Milk powder mainly refers to the powder which is made from milk of cattle through disinfection, degreasing, dehydration, drying and other processes It can also refer to products produced for the use of milk from goats and other animals According to different production process and additive materials, milk powder can be divided into formula milk powder, ordinary milk powder, skimmed milk powder, etc according to different objects of use, milk powder can be divided into infant milk powder, children milk powder, adult milk powder, milk powder for pregnant women, elderly milk powder, cat and dog milk powder for animals, etc Milk powder is also called milk powder Milk powder is a kind of food made from fresh milk, which is frozen or heated to remove almost all the water in milk, and then dried with a proper amount of sugar Milk powder is easy to mix, convenient to carry and rich in nutrition Instant milk powder is bigger and looser than ordinary milk powder, which can be dissolved quickly even with warm water Thickener is a kind of food additive, which is mainly used to improve and increase the viscosity of food, keep the color, fragrance, taste and stability of liquid food and jelly food, improve the physical properties of food, and make the food have a sense of lubrication and palatability Is there any thickener in milk powder? According to the small edition of Baibai safety net, milk powder may contain thickener, but not all milk powder contains thickener We can't distinguish it with naked eyes, which requires us to learn food safety knowledge and know how to identify thickener And as long as the reasonable dosage of thickener is not harmful to human body On October 24, 2014, the Ministry of health of Canada issued a circular amending the list of permitted use of emulsifiers, gellants, stabilizers and thickeners, and approving xanthan gum as thickener for infant formula Although Canada has approved the use of thickener in infant milk powder, if it is used for a long time, it may have an impact on the baby, so parents must pay attention to it How to identify the thickener added to the milk? If the milk we buy is very thick and has been stored for a long time, the UHT milk may contain the thickener if there is no or slight fat floating We can also use the food safety detector to check whether the thickener is included If there is, we need to complain to the relevant departments Editor in charge: he xianrob
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