Reephos Biochem Co., Ltd.

The history of human use of food additives is as long as the history of human civilization. The history of the use of food additives in China can be traced back to the Dawenkou culture period 6000 years ago, when the invertase (Sucrase) in brewing yeast was food additives, belonging to food enzyme preparations; More than 2000 years ago, tofu was made with "brine", which is essentially a food additive and belongs to the category of food coagulants. Recently, food additives have once again attracted attention. To help consumers have a scientific understanding of food additives, the following scientific interpretation is made.

What is a food additive?

Food additives refer to artificially synthesized or natural substances added to food to improve its quality, color, aroma, and taste, as well as to meet the needs of preservation, preservation, and processing techniques. Food additives can be produced and manufactured through methods such as chemical synthesis, biological fermentation, or natural extraction. There are about 15000 kinds of food additives approved worldwide. At present, there are more than 2300 kinds of food additives approved for use in China, which are divided into 22 categories according to their functions, including antioxidants, Leavening agent, colorants, preservatives, sweeteners, food flavors, etc.

The use of food additives improves product quality, enriches food types, and meets consumers' diverse consumption needs for food. Without food additives, there would be no modern food industry. Food additives mainly have the following functions:

1. Maintaining or improving the nutritional value of food itself;

2. As a necessary ingredient or ingredient for certain special dietary foods;

3. Improve the quality and stability of food, and improve its sensory characteristics;

4. Facilitate the production, processing, packaging, transportation, or storage of food.

Adding antioxidants to edible oil to delay or hinder oil oxidation; Add colorants to candy to give it a good color.

Reasonable use of food additives will not affect human health