What kind of food additive is pectin

Introduction: as we all know, pectin is a kind of food additive, which is added in many foods What kind of food additive is pectin? Is food additive really harmful? Let's answer it Pectin is white to yellow brown powder 80% to 90% of the pectin produced in industry is used in the food industry Gelatin is used to produce jelly, jam and soft sweets It can also be used as hemostasis agent and plasma substitute in medicine, and it can also be used to treat diarrhea and heavy metal poisoning Pectin is a kind of linear polygalacturonic acid and poly-l-rhamnosyl-galacturonic acid whose hydroxyl groups are methylated in different degrees Pectin was extracted mainly by extraction With apple peel as raw material, wash it thoroughly, add hot water of 1.8 times the peel quality, then add concentrated hydrochloric acid, extract it under heating, filter it through filter press, and finally concentrate it in vacuum concentration tank The concentrated pectin liquid is added with ethanol and tartaric acid, stirred evenly, and obtained by sedimentation, pressure drying, washing, vacuum drying, crushing and sieving In addition, it can also be extracted from citrus peel and other pectin plants The extraction of pectin includes acidolysis, enzymolysis and ion exchange At present, acidolysis is is relatively mature What kind of food additive is pectin In food, pectin is mainly used to produce gel, jelly and soft sweets In medicine, it is used as hemostatic and plasma substitute to treat diarrhea and heavy metal poisoning As emulsion stabilizer and thickener, it can be used in all kinds of food according to the regulations of our country, and can be used appropriately according to the production needs It is mainly used in make-up water, acid tooth powder, etc because it is not stable in alkaline medium, it can not be used in alkaline cosmetics Pectin is non-toxic and non irritating, and can be used for cosmetics such as lipstick that need entrance It can also be used as thickener and binder of toothpaste Is food additive really harmful? All additives in food are approved and allowed to be used by the state Generally, they are added in the dose standard stipulated by the state, and there is no harm However, excessive addition of food additives will bring great harm to the human body It is better for people not to eat too much food additives, because excessive consumption of food containing additives or excessive use of food additives in production can only be reflected through long-term accumulation, will bring harm to the reproductive system of the human body, and may also affect the liver function, Therefore, we must pay attention to the dosage and consumption of food additives As for what kind of food additives pectin belongs to, the editor will briefly introduce them You should also know more about food safety and know more about food additives It is helpful for us We can also use more food safety detectors to detect the content of additives in food Editor in charge: he xianrob