He understood the mystery of additives, the functions and usage of various additives, and witnessed the "behind-the-scenes" of various food processing and production:
Sundried and deteriorated radish, if soaked in additives overnight, will become a beautiful radish pickle in Huang Chengcheng. Crispy and delicious, everyone will think it's delicious.
The sticky waste meat of 30 kinds of additives is made into delicious "meatballs";
Everyone eats about 60 kinds of additives every day ...
Snacks, hamburgers, sausages, drinks, instant noodles ... ambs has developed almost all kinds of goods, and these goods are very popular.
He once wanted to create a new food culture through additives, but one thing changed his mind.
This is Abe's third birthday for his daughter, and the table is full of food prepared by his wife.
Among them, there is a plate with meatballs and cute Mickey Mouse toothpicks. He picked up one and threw it into his mouth, suddenly froze.
That's nothing but "additive meatballs" developed by himself!
The birth of additive meatballs
He knows exactly how this meatball is processed.
His factory purchased a lot of minced meat, that is, the part that can hardly be called meat, which is sticky and watery, so it can't be eaten at all and can only be used as pet feed.
But it is very cheap. The business is to turn these inedible minced meat into something edible.
First, add the meat of chickens that can't lay eggs to increase the weight.
We know that the meat quality of laying hens and broilers is very different, and the prices are also different. Moreover, chickens that can't lay eggs are used here, and the price is cheaper.
Next, add soy protein to make it feel soft. This soybean protein, also known as "artificial meat", is also used to make cheap hamburgers.
This alone is not enough, because there is no smell, so many chemical seasonings are added.
In order to facilitate large-scale production of machines, adhesives and emulsifiers are usually used.
In order to make the color look good, use colorants;
In order to prolong the shelf life, preservatives and PH regulators should be used.
To prevent fading, we have to rely on antioxidants.
Twenty or thirty kinds of additives are used in the whole production process of meatballs. It can be said that the final product is a kind of "additive similar to meatballs".
I feel sick at the thought of making these meatballs.
Worst of all, my wife even said, "This kind of meatballs is very cheap, so I often buy them. When they come out, the children will scramble to eat. "
Sure enough, his daughter and son are eating meatballs with relish. ...
"God of food additives" never thought that food contained five toxic substances, such as sodium tripolyphosphate, fatty glyceride, calcium phosphate, red No.3, sorbic acid and caramel pigment ... which were processed by himself and even appeared on his own dining table to poison his children.
Tens of thousands of families who don't know the inside story still eat this kind of meatballs and foods containing various additives every day.
Food additives will not only harm children's developing bodies, but also destroy our food culture-the accumulated traditional crafts are abandoned, and the taste of fake goods is considered genuine.
Children who lose their real sense of taste will think that food is easy to get, but they don't know how to be grateful and cherish everything in nature and the work of others.
Why, children?
Always fascinated by cheap food?
As we all know, the nutrition and taste of fresh ingredients are the best, but many children just like cheap food with strong taste, such as cakes containing trans fatty acids, fried puffed food, beverages containing sweeteners and so on.
Children's love for cheap food is nothing more than the strong taste of various artificial additives.
Especially for sweets, sweetness is more attractive to children than adults.
The study found that the preference for sweetness may be a "learned behavior", that is, children who eat more processed foods in childhood will love sweets more when they grow up, and they will never get rid of their desire for processed foods.
In addition, many beautiful sugars contain foods containing synthetic pigments, such as lemon yellow, sunset yellow, carmine and seductive red.
Studies have found that these pigments will accelerate the loss of zinc in children and increase the risk of children's ADHD, growth retardation, loss of appetite, mental retardation and other problems.
Moreover, we often see benzoic acid, potassium sorbate and nitrite in the food ingredient list.
Although we adults don't care about this at all, it is also very harmful to babies in the critical period of growth and development.
Now all the mothers around us are a little "additive phobia", but many mothers think that food additives are difficult to distinguish and it is easy to step on the pit. Here, I teach you two simple ways to distinguish.
0 1
Food additives = things that are not in the kitchen.
What is a food additive? Simply put, anything that is not in the kitchen and unimaginable is a food additive. Be careful when you meet them!
Just remember the formula "food additives = things not in the kitchen" and confirm them one by one.
There are oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar in the kitchen, but pH regulator, glycine, pigment and sodium cyclamate are not in the kitchen.
In this way, it is easy to know which additives are used in food and how many additives are used.
02
Have the spirit of "simple doubt"
"Why is this hamburger so cheap?" ?
"Why does this bagged salad never fade?" ?
"Why are naturally cultivated vegetables so uniform?"
Let this be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
If you think about it a little, you will find:
Hamburgers are cheap because additives reduce the cost of patties;
Vegetables will not wither because of spraying chemical preservatives;
These three kinds of carrots are identical in size, shape and color, so it is necessary to cultivate this "standard sample" carrot unless a large number of pesticides and fertilizers are used.
Therefore, mothers must keep their eyes open when choosing food for their children. Not only the price, but also the child's health.
Of course, this article is not to make people hate food additives and talk about the discoloration of additives, but to remind mothers.
After all, knowing the ingredients in processed food can make better choices when buying food for children.