No, adding a small amount of preservatives such as sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and sulfite to food will not cause harm to human body. However, according to the national regulations, it is forbidden to add any food additives except nutritional fortifiers to the food of infants under 3 years old.

Potassium sorbate is widely used as a food preservative, which was approved and promulgated in China in 1982. The allowable concentration of flour products, pickles, canned foods, dried fruits, dairy products and condiments is 0.02% ~ 0.1%.

Snacks with the most additives

1, ham sausage

Some preservatives will be added to the ham sausage, so that it can "survive" at room temperature. Preservatives also have disadvantages, and the harm to human body can not be ignored. Therefore, everyone should eat less ham sausage at ordinary times, but eat more fresh inner class. The additives include sodium nitrite, potassium sorbate, etc. Among them, sodium nitrite may generate carcinogenic nitrosamines in the body.

2. Candied fruit

The additives are citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, etc. Among them, sodium benzoate will destroy vitamin B 1 and affect children's absorption of calcium.

3. Jelly

Additives such as potassium sorbate, citric acid and carrageenan are most commonly used. Excessive intake of potassium sorbate can lead to allergic reactions and affect children's absorption of calcium.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Potassium Sorbate

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