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    What is the compound colorant

    • Last Update: 2017-07-18
    • Source: Internet
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    Introduction: colorant is a kind of food additive Let's introduce what compound colorant is to let you know more about colorant There are many kinds of colorants The compound colorant is one of them What's the compound colorant? Compound additive is a formula mixture containing two or more food additives According to the definition of the national food safety standard "general principles of compound food additives" issued by the Ministry of health on July 6, 2011, compound food additives are food additives made by mixing two or more single varieties of food additives, adding or not adding auxiliary materials, through physical methods, in order to improve food quality and facilitate food processing How to control the dosage of compound colorant If there are gardenia blue, cochineal red, Monascus red and propylene glycol in the compound colorant ingredients, the compound colorant is used with egg roll According to GB2760, the maximum use amount of gardenia blue is 1.0g/kg, cochineal red is 0.6g/kg, Monascus red is used appropriately according to the production needs The compound colorant needs to be produced by the manufacturer in accordance with gb26687, and it is legal and compliant in normal use according to GB2760 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
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