Uses of food colorants

Introduction: food additives are indispensable in life, because there are many food additives in food What's the purpose of food colorants? Food colorant is also a kind of food additive A small amount of food is harmless to people Here is an introduction to the use of food colorant Food colorant is an additive whose main purpose is to color food, also known as food pigment Food colorants make food have a pleasant color, which is of great significance to increase the appetite and appetite of food Simply speaking, it is colored to make the product look more attractive Because the color of raw materials will change in the process of processing, and the color will become lighter or less likable, so some colorants will be added According to the source, it can be divided into synthetic colorant and natural colorant The raw materials of synthetic colorants are mainly chemical products Common natural colorants include capsicum red, beet red, Monascus red, cochineal red, sorghum red, sodium copper chlorophyllin, turmeric, gardenia yellow, carotene, phycocyanin, cocoa pigment, caramel pigment, etc The color of natural colorants is easy to be affected by metal ions, water quality, pH value, oxidation, light and temperature It is generally difficult to disperse, and the compatibility between dye and colorants is poor, and the price is high Edible natural colorants mainly refer to the pigments extracted from animal and plant tissues, most of which are plant pigments, including microbial pigments, animal pigments and inorganic pigments According to the structure, synthetic colorants can be classified into azo, oxyanthracene and diphenylmethane; natural colorants can be classified into pyrrole, polyene, ketone, quinone and polyphenol Some colorants are used in industry, but some of them are used in food What's the harm of eating too much colorant? In fact, a small amount of colorant does not harm people, but using too much will cause serious harm However, China's food safety detector It can accurately check the safety level of food, so consumers can eat it at ease More food safety knowledge is in Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob