What are the food additives containing aluminum

Introduction: we all know that many of the fried dough sticks we eat are added with alum Alum is the food additive containing aluminum Eating more is harmful to human body So, what are the aluminum food additives? Are the food additives really harmful? Let's get to know together with Baibai safety net In real life, there are many kinds of food with aluminum exceeding the standard In the national standard, the following food additives are allowed to be added in the production process: fried food, bean products, aquatic products, wafer biscuits, expanded products, shrimp chips, etc., and the aluminum residue shall not exceed 100 mg / kg However, in the oil bar, the national standard only generally refers to the "appropriate addition according to production needs" Aluminum is called "intelligence killer" It is an inhibitor of many enzymes Its toxic properties affect protein synthesis and neurotransmitter Long term consumption of aluminum containing food is easy to cause memory loss and intelligence decline, cause nervous system diseases, and even increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease Especially for the growing children, long-term consumption of large doses of food with excessive aluminum content will cause neurodevelopmental impairment and intellectual development disorder What are the aluminum containing food additives? Aluminum containing food additives, namely potassium alum (aluminum potassium sulfate) and ammonium alum (aluminum ammonium sulfate), of which the most commonly used is bulking agent These aluminum containing food additives include: bulking agent (baking powder: aluminum sodium sulfate), curing agent (alum: aluminum potassium sulfate), synthetic colorant varieties including erythritol and its aluminum lake, indigo and its aluminum lake, bright blue and its aluminum lake, lemon yellow and its aluminum lake, sunset yellow and its aluminum lake, carmine and its aluminum lake, alluring red and its aluminum lake China has also made some adjustments to the aluminum containing food additives According to the announcement on the adjustment of the provisions on the use of aluminum containing food additives issued by the national health and Family Planning Commission and other 5 departments, since July 1, 2014, three products, namely, sodium aluminum acid phosphate, sodium aluminosilicate and aluminum octenylsuccinate starch powder, are no longer used as food additives Are food additives really harmful The small edition of "Baibai safety net" tells you that the additives we eat are generally within the dosage range specified by the state, basically no harm to the human body, but food additives should not be overused, let alone eaten more Some problems can only be shown through long-term accumulation Excessive food additives may have an impact on the reproductive system, but also It is harmful to liver function, so we must pay attention to it in our life For our own health and safety, we need to know more about food safety knowledge and relevant information of food additives, so that we can understand the problems of various food additives, and we also need to frequently use the food safety detector to check whether the content of additives in food exceeds the standard Editor in charge: he xianrob