Ramen noodles are additives added to Lanzhou beef noodles. Without additives, it would be impossible to make the noodles so thin and long.
Penghui is a traditional additive in the historical development of Lanzhou beef noodles. It has been basically eliminated due to the limitations of the production process. In Lanzhou, customers who often eat beef noodles know it as penghui, but it is actually a ramen agent. The traditional penghui is made from burning pengcao. Finally, the pengcao and its impurities, stones, etc. are boiled in boiling water. The so-called puff ash is extracted.
The main ingredients in Peng Hui are salt and alkali (which can be used as washing powder when there is no washing powder). It contains lead and arsenic, and the content exceeds the national standards. Traditional things are not necessarily non-toxic and harmless. You should believe in science.
Ramen noodles are classified as compound additives according to national laws and regulations. Let’s get to know compound additives: According to the national food safety standard “General Principles of Compound Food Additives” issued by the Ministry of Health on July 6, 2011.
Compound food additives are food additives that are made by mixing two or more single types of food additives with or without the addition of auxiliary materials through physical methods in order to improve food quality and facilitate food processing. .
Food additives: Food additives refer to chemically synthesized or natural substances added to food to improve the quality, color, aroma and taste of food, as well as for the needs of preservation and processing technology.
Food additives generally do not need to be food and do not necessarily have nutritional value, but they must comply with the concept defined above, that is, they do not affect the nutritional value of food, and have the ability to prevent food spoilage, enhance food sensory properties, or Improve food quality.
A very important issue here is that the individual raw materials used in compound additives must comply with the GB 2760-2011 national food safety standards and the clear requirements in the food additive usage standards.