The bud mother worries the most throughout the year about the things that enter the bud's mouth.
From the selection of milk powder to baldness, to the supplementary food when busy for several months, I thought that the buds were a little bigger and did not have to worry so much, but I did not expect to lose to food additives!
In the eyes of most mothers, the additive is "deeply sinful", and the bud mother is the same, from childhood deeply affected by the bud grandma, has always felt that the additive is not good, did not realize that it is just my mother in order not to let me eat snacks to find an excuse.
It wasn't until I started shopping for snacks for sprouts that I slowly discovered that food additives weren't as bad as we thought.
First, what exactly is a food additive?
In layman's terms, it is a thing that improves the quality of food, not only to make the food more delicious, but also to look better, to maintain it for a longer time, or to present the form of food we want.
It is with gillful that children love jelly and pudding; it is with leavening agent that there is fluffy bread and crispy biscuits.
It can be said that the wide application of food additives has allowed us to have more, richer and more delicious food.
In China, there are currently more than 2,000 kinds of food additives approved for use, and there are 23 categories according to function, such as preservatives, flavors, colorants (pigments) and so on that we are familiar with.
Then some mothers will ask, since there is nothing wrong with food additives, why is there such a bad event as melamine milk powder?
This is because the black heart manufacturer violates the law and regulations in the use of food additives, which leads to the black pot of food additives.
In fact, there have never been cases of health damage caused by the rational use of food additives.
Reasonable use: in line with the requirements of the national standard for its scope of use and amount of use, and in line with the principle of the use of food additives.
Abuse: Beyond the scope of use or amount of use specified by the national standard (such as lemon yellow in dyed steamed buns), or violating the principle of use of food additives (such as using flavor to marinate duck meat to forge beef and mutton), are all abuse of food additives.
Illegal addition: If the added substance is not within the scope of the national standard, it is an illegal addition (such as Sudanese red duck eggs, plasticizer beverages, melamine milk powder), and the use of industrial-grade products also belongs to this category (such as industrial gelatin, industrial citric acid, industrial copper sulfate, etc.).
As long as food additives meet the requirements of the national standard for their scope of use and dosage, and meet the principles of the use of food additives, they will basically not cause harm to the baby's body.
After all, not talking about the dose and talking about the amount of poison is a hooligan!
However, when Mama Bud browsed foreign websites on food additives, she found that some domestically allowed additives were not allowed to be used abroad.
Second, in the face of "double standards" at home and abroad, how should mothers choose?
In fact, China's food additives are not many, after all, the United States has more than 4,000 kinds, and Japan is more than us.
In fact, no matter which country, no matter what kind of food additive, the premise of approval for use is that it has undergone a scientific risk assessment and believes that it will not cause harm to the human body.
As for whether a certain country will let it be used or how to use it, that is only a management trade-off.
Some reports particularly like to exaggerate, saying that "XX additives have been banned in the Eu and are still used in China".
The bud mother also wants to say that the limit of potassium sorbate (preservative) used in China's jelly is 0.5 grams per kilogram, while the limit of the European Union is 1 kilogram.
We really can't judge the advantages and disadvantages of the standard by simply comparing who uses who doesn't use it, who uses it more, and who uses it less.
Of course, we adults are basically not afraid of food additives, but the metabolic organs of children have not yet matured, and some food additives may cause harm to children's health under long-term intake.
Third, the following 12 kinds of additives, mothers must be careful!
1. Sodium glutamate
Uses: Commonly known as monosodium glutamate, used to freshen dishes, it is also the most misunderstood "first-generation harmful food additives" by the public.
Sprouts never put MSG in cooking, it can be said that the stereotype of MSG is very deep.
Hazards: Sodium glutamate will have a tuberculosis reaction with the zinc in the child's body, and finally it is excreted from the body.
In the long run, the child will have zinc deficiency, and the baby's taste appetite and even IQ and growth will be affected.
Science has proven that adults eat MSG is beneficial and harmless, but for babies under 3 years old, try not to eat it.
2. Caramel coloring
Uses: Coloring food, soy sauce, chocolate, etc. can show a rich and deep sauce color, are all the credit of caramel pigment.
Hazards: In 2012, the U.S. research institute "Center for Public Interest Science" (CSPI) released a report that a chemical called 4-methylimidazole was found in soft drinks such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola, and it was found that it can cause stomach cancer in mice, which may also bring carcinogenic risks to the human body.
Try not to let your baby eat foods and drinks with caramel coloring added, such as sauces, cola, chocolate, etc.
3. Citric acid
Uses: Increase the taste of food, common candy, biscuits, dairy products may contain citric acid.
Harm: Long-term consumption of foods containing citric acid may lead to hypocalcemia in babies.
In the salt and sandwich sugar that babies often eat, the addition standard of citric acid reaches 3600~7200mg/kg and 4000~8000mg/kg, which requires parents to be particularly vigilant.
Citric acid in infant food is allowed to be added, the content is 300 ~ 600mg / kg and 400 ~ 800mg / kg, mothers try to buy as little as possible containing citric acid food can be.
4. Tert-butylhydroquinone
Uses: Antioxidants, generally used in oils and oily foods, such as instant noodles, nuts, fried foods.
Hazards: If the human body takes a large amount of ingestion, it will have side effects such as nausea, tinnitus, nausea, and nausea.
No wonder That Every time She eats instant noodles, she always feels uncomfortable, and she especially wants to cut out the instant noodles she eats.
Mothers should pay attention to giving their babies less fried foods such as instant noodles.
5. Sodium nitrite
Uses: Preservatives, common canned, sausage, hot dogs, bacon, ham, bacon and other cured and processed meats.
Hazards: Can react with amines in the human body to produce carcinogen nitrosamines.
Sprout mother rarely give sprouts to eat pickled and processed meat food, since there is fresh meat to eat, why eat pickled?
6. Potassium sorbate
Uses: Preservatives, some margarine, candy, juice will often be used.
Hazards: It may cause irritation to the skin, and children are prone to allergic reactions.
People with kidney and heart problems eat foods containing potassium sorbate that can easily cause serious harm.
For children, potassium sorbate will make calcium form an insoluble substance, reduce the body's absorption of calcium, and affect development.
In short, just eat less.
7. Sodium benzoate
Uses: Preservatives, preserves, drinks, juices are the most common.
Hazards: It will destroy vitamin B1, which can also act with calcium to form an insoluble substance. And it has a stimulating effect on the child's stomach and intestines.
This stuff often appears with potassium sorbate, not a good additive, mothers pay attention.
8. Lemon yellow, amaranth red aluminum lake
Uses: Colorants, green ice cream, jelly, candy have these two figures.
Harm: If your child is allergic to aspirin, there is a high probability that they will be allergic to lemon yellow and its aluminum lake.
Its allergic reactions include: anxiety, headache, blurred vision, asthma, etc., and are allergic substances that can cause serious harm.
Amaranth red and its aluminum lake are extremely harmful, and even adults cannot resist it.
As early as 1976, Russia, Norway, Austria and the United States banned its use in food processing, which is a food additive that must be avoided by children.
9. Sodium metabisulfite
Uses: preservatives, bleaching agents, loose agents, often used in preserved fruits, dried vegetables, biscuits.
Hazards: It is biologically toxic, long-term large consumption can change the structure of cell membranes, causing hemolytic effects of red blood cells.
10. Sorbitol
Uses: moisturizer, sweetener, used in bread, biscuits, candy, pastries and so on.
Harm: Children eat more, which will cause gastrointestinal pain, flatulence, diarrhea and fructose malabsorption symptoms, which is not conducive to the child's physical development.
Note that sorbitol is "ex-offender".
According to the January 2013 "Information on Substandard Food and Cosmetics Entering the Country", a batch of Nestlé chocolate bars was destroyed due to the illegal use of the chemical sorbitol, which may cause intestinal problems.
11. Aspartame
Uses: Sweetener, all sweetened foods may have aspartame added.
Hazards: Aspartame is an artificial sweetener consisting of two amino acids (phenylalanine and aspartic acid) and alcohol (methanol).
Methanol itself is harmless, but enzymes in the liver break it down into two highly toxic compounds that can cause harm to the human body.
Aspartame is many times sweeter than natural sweeteners, coupled with low cost, many manufacturers like to add aspartame secretly, but also in the name of "sugar-free" secretly crossing the Chen warehouse.
Moms should not let the little slippery head of aspartame slip away when shopping for sweet snacks, even if it is a food that claims to be "sugar-free", do not take it lightly.
12. Sodium hexametaphosphate
Uses: "All-rounder", antioxidant, antiseptic, thickening... Anything can be mixed with one foot, used for canned eight treasure porridge, flavored drinks, ice cream, candy and so on.
Hazards: Long-term intake of this additive will lead to an imbalance in the body's calcium-phosphorus ratio, prone to hypocalcemia and osteoporosis.
Fourth, "zero addition" must be good?
Attentive mothers will find that there are more and more foods on the market under the banner of "zero addition".
These "zero additive" manufacturers simply poke at the pain points of old mothers, so that old mothers are willing to pay for the health of their babies.
The question is, is "zero addition" necessarily good?
In fact, it is basically impossible to achieve complete "zero addition".
Even if we cook at home, it is unlikely to be "zero additive". Because the oils, spices and so on we use have additives.
Mama sprouts are completely unimaginable, except for foods that naturally do not require preservatives (such as honey), how can they be stored for a long time with "zero additives"?
Therefore, it is not necessary to struggle with whether to "zero addition".
Mothers should pay more attention to the safety of food additives, whether they are overused and whether they have reduced the nutritional value of the food itself.
Moms don't hesitate in the supermarket for half a day because of additives, it is really not as "toxic" as we think.
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