What is added to flour whitening?

Added whitening agent has two main interests:

1, the traditional concept that the whiter the flour, the more delicate, the production of traditional noodle products sensory effect is also good. Although this in the nutritional value of some loss to harm, but the sensory effect is greatly enhanced, provided that the additives are not used when. Therefore, the addition of benzoyl peroxide, azocarbonamide, etc. makes consumers believe that this is the refined white noodles.

2, wheat flour production in 85 powder and so on the saying (85% out of flour), the more flour, the greater the gluten content. Self-bleaching agent zd added can be disguised in the same whiteness of the case to increase the rate of flour, improve profitability.

The use of whiteners has little or no nutritional benefit to the consumer, doing more harm than good, and is merely a means for businesses to cope with inspections and gain high profits, similar to melamine in milk.

Extended information:

China's food additives in the use of health standards GB2760-1960 in the provisions of the maximum use of benzoyl peroxide in wheat flour 0.06 grams/kg. But some unscrupulous traders tapping into whitening promotions, adding excessive whitening agent in the flour, so that the flour on the market qualified rate of less than 40%.

Long-term excessive intake of benzoyl peroxide, the liver can not all synthesize detoxification, it is easy to cause liver, kidney, intestines, stomach and other organs damage, inducing a variety of diseases. People with weakened liver function are prone to bleeding gums, skin purple spots, etc.; the gastric mucosa is subject to chronic stimulation by whitening agents for a long time, forming chronic gastritis, and finally causing gastric mucosal ulceration and perforation.

Because of the whitening agent in wheat flour to destroy the nutrients, reduce the body's absorption of vitamins, the human body is prone to malnutrition disease. Some unscrupulous traders will be industrial whitening agent when the flour whitening agent use, but also make the human body acute poisoning.

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