Jelly is a dessert made by adding gelatin to juice.

Jelly is a jelly food made of water, sugar or starch sugar as the main raw materials, supplemented by food additives such as thickener, fruit and vegetable products, milk and dairy products with or without raw materials, and processed by sol, blending, filling, sterilization and cooling.

Jelly is completely solidified by gelatin. Different styles and shapes of finished products can be produced by using different molds. Generally speaking, jelly products are made by processing procedures such as jelly liquid preparation, mold filling and refrigeration.

The production of jelly is inseparable from food additives. Although they are all safe, children should not eat more, just eat 50- 100 grams a day. Some jellies are "fruity" jellies. There is no juice pulp in the raw materials, but fruit flavor and food pigment. This kind of jelly has low nutritional value, so it is best not to eat it.

Selection method of jelly

1. Look at the label: select the product with complete and correct label on the product packaging. The product name, composition, net content, production date, shelf life, storage conditions, address and contact information of the manufacturer, nutrient composition list, product standard number and production license number are required to be complete and formal.

At this time, it should be noted that the gel jelly should be marked with safety warning words and eating methods on a white background (or yellow background) in a conspicuous position on the outer packaging and the minimum edible packaging, and the height of the words should be not less than 3mm to remind consumers.

2, brand selection: high-quality brand jelly from raw materials to processing are more formal and assured, product quality is more secure, the content of various substances are qualified.

3. Look at the appearance: First, choose products with good sealing, no damage, cup swelling (or bag swelling) and no foreign liquid outside the package. The sealing film should be flush with the edge of the container. If it is prominent, water can be obviously separated when pressed, which proves that the gelatin used has poor water retention and the product is not tightly sealed.

Pay attention to the color of jelly The color of high-quality jelly will not be particularly dark. If you find that the color of jelly is too strong, it generally belongs to excessive addition of colorant, so you should buy it carefully. Finally, it depends on whether there are impurities visible to the naked eye in the product.

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