The harm of citric acid as food additive

Introduction: there are many hazards of food additives, so what are the hazards of citric acid? Here is a brief introduction of Baibai safety net Citric acid is also known as citric acid Natural citric acid exists in fruits, such as lemon, citrus, etc The synthetic citric acid is produced by fermentation of sugar containing substances such as sugar, molasses, starch and grape It can be divided into two kinds: anhydrous and hydrate Pure citric acid is colorless, transparent crystal or white powder, odorless, with an attractive sour taste What is the harm of citric acid? Citric acid use Lemon, which is known as the "king of Western food" as a seasoning, has a strong bactericidal effect and is good for food hygiene In addition to the fragrance of lemon, people always like to make cold dishes with it, which is not only delicious and refreshing, but also can improve appetite Citric acid used in food processing is often used as acidifier and pH buffer to prevent corrosion, improve the sensory properties of food, enhance appetite and promote the digestion and absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the body For chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry and textile industry, we will not elaborate here Effect of citric acid on human body Citric acid is used as food additive only because of its special sour taste The harm of excessive use of citric acid is to affect the taste of food, not to bring obvious harm to human body Of course, people with gastric ulcer, excessive gastric acid, caries and diabetes should not eat citric acid often According to the literature, citric acid has the function of shrinking, strengthening capillaries and reducing their permeability It can also improve the coagulation function and the number of platelets, shorten the coagulation time and bleeding time, and has a certain hemostatic effect In order to avoid excessive consumption of citric acid, we can use food safety detector to check More food safety knowledge is in Baibai safety net, hope these can help more consumers Editor in charge: he xianrob