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    Usage of color fixative

    • Last Update: 2018-05-28
    • Source: Internet
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    Introduction: color protectors play an important role in food processing They can keep the color of food and inhibit the effect of sterilization What are the methods of using color protectors? Let's have a detailed understanding of Baibai safety net Color protection agent is not very familiar to many people It's a chemical substance that adds color to meat and fruit Through color protection agent, these foods can be kept for a longer time, the color can't be changed, and the bactericidal effect can be achieved What are the use methods of color protection agent? Learn more about it through the safety net The application of color fixative in meat products, in the process of meat processing, non pigmented chemicals should be added properly to make it present good color These substances are called color fixative, color fixative and color fixative In the use of hair color agents, but also often add some can promote the color of reducing substances, these substances are called hair color additives The commonly used chromogenic agents are potassium nitrate, potassium nitrite, sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite; the commonly used chromogenic agents are L-ascorbic acid and its sodium salt, isoascorbic acid and its sodium salt, nicotinamide, etc In order to make meat products bright red, nitrate and nitrite were added Nitrate is reduced to nitrite by bacteria (nitrous bacteria) Nitrite forms nitrite in acid condition Generally, the mature meat after slaughter contains lactic acid and the pH value is in the range of 5.6-5.8, so no additional acid is needed to produce nitrite In addition to inhibiting the browning of fruits and vegetables, color protectors can also play the role of bacteriostasis and sterilization, increasing the stock of vitamin C and prolonging the storage period Most vegetables are forbidden to use color protectors in the production process, but for some vegetables prone to browning, it is allowed to use non-toxic color protectors, such as sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, ferrous sulfate, etc These substances are generally not used alone Soaks in sulfite solution: by using the strong reducing effect of sulfite, the activity of oxidase system in fruit tissue is destroyed, which can prevent oxidation and discoloration Through the above understanding, we know how to use color protectors, so it is very important for our daily life to understand the little knowledge of food additives, so that many people know that color protectors are harmful to human body? We can use the food safety detector for detection Editor in charge: he xianrob
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