The function of food thickener

Introduction: most of our country's food industry uses food additives Thickener is a kind of food additive What are the functions of food thickener? Is it safe to add thickener in food? Let's talk about it from the small edition of Baibai safety net Thickener, in short, is the food additive that makes the food thickened Although most of the technologies related to thickener are introduced from abroad, the earliest thickener in the world came into being in China Chinese people began to use starch to thicken dishes a long time ago, making the soup more thick and thick This is actually the earliest "thickener" Now, there are still some countries that classify starch as thickener in food additives Adding thickener to food can give the rheological properties required by food, change the texture and appearance of food, form the liquid and paste food into a specific shape, make it stable and uniform, improve the quality of food, and make the food have the feeling of viscosity, smoothness and palatability The main raw materials of the popular snack jelly are water, sugar and thickener If there is no thickener, the jelly will not become frozen at all What are the functions of food thickeners? Food thickeners play an important role in maintaining the color, fragrance, taste, structure and stability of liquid food and jelly food Thickener in food is mainly to give the required rheological properties of food, change the texture and appearance of food, form the liquid and paste food into a specific form, and make it stable and uniform, improve the quality of food, so that the food has a sense of viscosity, smoothness and palatability The thickener has the characteristics of water solubility and stability The gelation of thickening agents is based on its gelatinization When the system has a specific molecular structure thickener, the concentration reaches a certain value, and the composition of the system reaches certain requirements, the system can form gels Is it safe to add thickener in food? It is safe for human body to use the approved thickener reasonably according to the national standard But if the use of substandard food thickener or excessive use, will bring harm to human body Therefore, when we add thickeners to food, we must pay attention to the selection of qualified food thickeners produced by regular manufacturers, and also use them within the dosage range specified by the state You can go to Baibai safety net to learn more about food safety, master more thickener knowledge, and make our food safer Editor in charge: he xianrob