The hottest noodles mixed with glue is very common

Noodles mixed with glue is very common, which is a normal expert: edible glue is not terrible

background

on February 23, a news from Henan media was exposed on the Internet, which greatly shocked many friends: Noodle sellers mixed edible glue in noodles, and the wet noodles they bought back can burn

the source said that during the investigation, it was found that some operators in Zhengzhou were indeed using chemical additives, and some grain and oil stores also sold these additives. Illegal traders add chemical products such as edible gum, lemon yellow, fluffy ash, compound phosphate, etc. to the noodles to enhance the gluten and elasticity of the noodles, and some add alum to make the noodles white and bright

in response to the media exposure that illegal traders added additives such as edible gum to noodles to make them more stringy, and it burned at a little, they bought wet noodles in some supermarkets in Jinan, and the result was a fire at a little. In this regard, zhaoxiangzhong, an associate professor of the school of food and bioengineering of Shandong Institute of light industry, said that edible gum (sodium alginate) would be added to noodles to increase gluten, including dry noodles, wet noodles, instant noodles, ramen, etc. Edible gum is basically harmless to human body. But if we use industrial sodium alginate, how far are the concepts of heavy metals from us? If you integrate this concept into one, the content should be higher, and long-term consumption will cause great damage to human body

at 9 p.m. on February 23, I came to a supermarket on Lishan road in Jinan. I saw at the pasta counter that there were still unsold wet noodles on the counter, together with the remaining dumpling skins and other pasta. The price is cheaper than that in the daytime. Many citizens who go to the supermarket to "shop" are choosing wet noodles

pick up a packet of wet noodles at random and see that the name is noodles (medium thick), the ingredients are flour and water, the storage and eating method is normal temperature processing and eating, and the shelf life is one day. According to a salesperson, similar pasta is a hot topic in the industry and is produced in supermarkets

does the wet noodles bought from the supermarket contain edible gum? Will it burn at all? An experiment was done: unpack and take out a piece of noodles with a length of about 10 cm, and use a lighter to light the wet noodles placed vertically. After the lower end of the wet noodles was ignited, I took away the lighter and found that the flame of the wet noodles did not go out, but burned along the noodles, with a "crackling" sound

holding the burning wet noodles by hand, I found that under the condition of no artificial extinguishment, the noodles kept burning until the whole root was burned. At the same time, the noodles give off a pungent smell after burning, like the smell of burning other things. After burning the noodles, I found that the burned noodles were black all over, and it felt very hard to pinch them with my hands. I tried my best to pinch the burned noodles into pieces

in the process of buying noodles, I also bought some dumpling skins. Due to the thick skin of dumplings, after lighting one of them, it was found that it was not as easy to burn as wet noodles

for the situation that adding additives such as edible gum to noodles will burn at a little, zhaoxiangzhong, an associate professor of the school of food and bioengineering of Shandong Institute of light industry, said that edible gum (sodium alginate) will be added to noodles to increase gluten, including dry noodles, wet noodles, instant noodles, ramen, etc. Edible gum is basically harmless to human body. However, if industrial sodium alginate is used, the content of heavy metals in it will be higher, and long-term consumption will cause great damage to human body

solution

it is normal for wet noodles to burn

in view of the fact that wet noodles are easy to burn, we consulted zhaoxiangzhong, an associate professor engaged in food processing research at the school of food and Bioengineering, Shandong Institute of light industry. He explained that wet noodles are easy to burn

according to Zhao Xiangzhong, wet noodles can burn, especially dry noodles. On the one hand, noodles contain organic substances such as starch and protein, as well as carbon, so they are easy to burn. As for the "crackling" sound during the combustion process, Zhao Xiangzhong said that because the wet noodles contain a lot of water, it is normal to have a sound

"in another case, the edible glue in noodles will also support combustion. Edible glue will be added to noodles, including dry noodles, wet noodles, instant noodles, ramen, etc." Zhao Xiangzhong said

real edible gum is harmless to human body

in the interview, Zhao Xiangzhong mentioned that edible gum will be added to noodles in the field processing

"take the field processing of noodles as an example. In order to increase the gluten, sodium alginate is generally added, which is divided into two categories: edible and chemical." Zhao Xiangzhong explained

in Baidu search, it was explained that sodium alginate is a natural polysaccharide with the stability, solubility, viscosity and safety required for excipients of pharmaceutical preparations. It is widely used in food, medicine, textile, printing and dyeing, papermaking, daily chemical products and other products as thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer, adhesive, sizing agent and so on

Zhao Xiangzhong pointed out that the edible sodium alginate is mainly extracted from algae or fermented by microorganisms. Such edible gum is basically harmless to human body. However, if industrial sodium alginate is used, the content of heavy metals in it will be higher, and long-term consumption will cause great damage to human body. "Moreover, the price of edible gum is much higher than that of industrial gum, which does not rule out the use of illegal vendors." Zhao Xiangzhong said

Zhao Xiangzhong also said that in view of the high moisture content of wet noodles, some vendors also used excessive preservatives in order to improve the shelf life, which is also a major aspect of damage to human health

practical reminder

it is better not to eat or eat less food mixed with unknown additives

Dong Jinshi, vice president and Secretary General of the International Food Packaging Association, reminded the public that organic food additives are divided into natural and chemical. If chemical products are added to the noodles, the editing function will expand the pattern of the previous single 1 professional report) which will support the combustion. Consumers should pay attention to natural additives when choosing. "

Dong Jinshi said that the national regulations require that the food sold should be marked with various ingredients and proportions, but the noodles and steamed buns sold in the farmers' market cannot be marked with any proportion, and long-term consumption is harmful to human body. Don't get tired of eating miscellaneous food. Consumers can't often eat noodles and steamed buns containing unknown additives. They should pay attention to the frequent adjustment of food structure. It's best not to eat or eat less food mixed with unknown additives

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