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    The function of magnesium sulfate as food additive

    • Last Update: 2017-05-13
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    Introduction: there are many kinds of food additives We often hear about magnesium sulfate, which is also a very common food additive It is widely used in beverages and mineral water Magnesium sulfate is one of the food additives When cooking, it will be properly added to MSG, monosodium glutamate, or frequently drunk drinks, as well as mineral water, and magnesium sulfate will be properly added What is the role of magnesium sulfate? Today, we invite the experts of Baibai safety net to introduce the function of magnesium sulfate as food additive in detail Magnesium sulfate generally refers to magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MgSO4 · 7H2O) There are two main methods for its preparation: one is the reaction of sulfuric acid with magnesite and other magnesium bearing ores; the other is the preparation from bittern of sea lake Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate is an important inorganic chemical product, which is widely used In medicine, it can be used to prepare protective ointment, cathartic, analgesic and antidote, which can be processed into anticonvulsant, melatonin, Acetylspiramycin, creatinine, magnesium trisilicate, griseofulvin, salinamycin, mycomycin, tobramycin, renyankang, gibberellin, capramycin sulfate, etc; In the microbial industry, it is used as the component of culture medium, additive for brewing, and nutrition source during fermentation; in the light industry, it is used as the stabilizer of calcium hydrophosphate in the production of fresh yeast, monosodium glutamate, beverage, mineral water, health salt, crystal, bath health, Burton beer and toothpaste; In food additives, it is used as nutrition supplement, curing agent, flavor enhancer and processing aid; in chemical industry, it is used to manufacture magnesium salts such as magnesium stearate, magnesium hydrophosphate, magnesium oxide and sulfates such as potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate; through the above explanation, you are familiar with the function of magnesium sulfate as food additive Magnesium sulfate can also be used in medicine, for example, when taking some cathartic drugs orally, it will have the function of thanking, it can also play an injection role, and local magnesium sulfate can also be used to remove hot compress These are the effects of magnesium sulfate The addition of magnesium sulfate in food must be appropriate About the food additives and food safety knowledge, you can directly log in to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob
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