With just one drop, water can turn into soup stock. This rather miraculous food additive is called "A Drop of Fragrance". There are also methods for using a drop of incense! Now I will introduce to you how to use a drop of incense, let’s take a look!
How to use a drop of incense
1. Pure fragrance type: its fruity fragrance is outstanding. Adding various fruits, cold fruit products, natural juices, various beverages, cold drinks, alcohol, dairy products, bread pastries, soy sauce, Chinese patent medicines, cosmetics and various tobacco spices can significantly enhance the fruity flavor , suppress bitter, sour, astringent and other flavors, obtain the most suitable sweet and umami flavor of fruits, and at the same time, obtain an excellent taste. In particular, it is used to prepare various cigarette flavors and fragrances, and is added to cigarettes to make the smoke more mellow and fragrant, reduce the dry, astringent and bitter taste in the mouth and throat after smoking, and make the mouth and throat feel smooth and comfortable.
2. Burnt aroma type: It has a very strong caramel aroma, which has a strong synergistic effect on the original sweet and umami flavors of various foods. Suitable for meat products, roasted meats, canned food, condiments, candies, biscuits, bread, chocolate, cocoa products, cereals, betel nut, candied fruit products and various feeds. Especially when added to various meat products, it can interact with the amino acids in the meat and significantly enhance the flavor of the meat. Therefore, today's applications in various food industries are becoming more and more widespread.
Ingredients of a drop of incense
The main ingredients stated on the Yidou Incense for Chubo brand rice noodles are enzymatic meat paste, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, amino acids, etc. Teacher Cai from the School of Food Science and Engineering of Jilin Agricultural University said that it is difficult to determine whether this bottle of one-drop incense is a fake product simply based on its ingredients, but it can be made through chemical synthesis or inferior sesame oil essence.
Indicate that its main ingredients are ethyl maltol, propylene glycol, edible spices, etc. The packaging also states "Not for direct consumption".
Judging from the label on the package:
Ethyl maltol is a commonly used food additive, but it is mainly used to flavor beverages. According to the GB2760 hygienic standard for the use of food additives, Cannot be added to fresh dishes. Excessive consumption of ethyl maltol has an impact on the human liver, causing bones and joints to become brittle and cancerous in advance, and other diseases. Severe cases may also cause headaches, nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, and even damage the liver and kidneys, causing greater harm to the human body.
The harm of a drop of incense
In March 2010, the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Food Additive Production" promulgated by relevant departments were officially implemented. How should the production, sales and use of food additives be regulated? , once again attracted people's attention. Restaurants often abuse additives in pursuit of taste. Excessive addition may cause food safety hazards.
"China Quality News" once reported that food experts can basically conclude that "a drop of fragrance" is made through a synthetic reaction and direct blending of chemicals. Its nutritional effect is very limited, and taking too much chemically synthesized Substances are very harmful to the human body. After these chemically synthesized additives enter the body, they are decomposed by the liver. Long-term consumption will damage the liver. Therefore, long-term excessive consumption of a drop of fragrance is harmful to health. The use of One Drop of Incense
One Drop of Incense has been used on a large scale
After a survey of some hotels in Shanghai, it was found that One Drop of Incense is really well-known in the industry. Many shopkeepers do not shy away from using this food additive. Instead, they feel that the soup base prepared with this kind of thing is more likely to be recognized by customers.
Some small shops use "One Drop of Incense" as a condiment to make rice noodles, hot pot, spicy hotpot and other foods. The "Chicken Soup" and "Big Bone Soup" they advertise are actually made with this food additive. made. This kind of "One Drop of Fragrance" products are very effective. After opening the bottle cap, a strong fragrance even spreads throughout the office corridor.
This kind of food additive, commonly known as "a drop of fragrance", costs from 20 yuan to 100 yuan. It is available in chicken, duck, beef, mutton, etc., and is usually found in some restaurants and noodle shops. Let's buy this additive. A bottle of "One Drop of Fragrance" costs 20 yuan. It can be used in small restaurants for a month. Just follow the instructions above and control the dosage. It will not be harmful to the human body. But "One Drop of Fragrance" adds more fragrance. The thicker it is, so no one knows how much the restaurant owner adds after buying it. Generally in hotels and restaurants, they do catering, and the more delicious the food, the better.