Dear friends: Hello everyone! Last time we talked about the "handsome rich" in the preservative - sorbic acid, this time talk about the preservative that makes people "love and hate" - benzoic acid.
Benzoic acid from "obscurity" to "World War I fame", thanks to the "flying brother" who is jokingly called "technology and cruel words", at the same time, let a soy sauce stand on the cusp of the storm, but also let all soy sauce overnight complete the transformation and upgrading of "zero additive", but also let the people of the country instantly feel that the soy sauce they eat is more important than Maotai, while rumors about benzoic acid are flying all over the sky.
In the end, do Japanese people use benzoic acid?
The answer is yes plus yes. Japanese people are human beings and not gods, they also have to eat and drink Lhasa, they will not eat human fireworks like gods, if they do not eat human fireworks, then they certainly do not need food additives. Japanese law allows the use of benzoic acid as a food additive, and benzoic acid has a romantic flower name in Japan - benzoin acid. For example, we Chinese called "proprietary Chinese medicine", and the Japanese call it "Chinese medicine", in China, we call benzoic acid, in Japan, it is called "benzoinic acid".
Why is benzoic acid also called "benzoinic acid"?
It is said that benzoic acid has a benzoin smell. So what is benzoin? It is said to be the resin secreted by the benzoin tree. Benzoin is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, it has a role, you can search in the headlines, if I write here, the review of this article will definitely not pass, saying that I do not have no medical qualifications. The appearance of benzoin, you can see the picture below.
Photograph of benzoin
How does Japan regulate the use of benzoic acid (benzoic acid)?
Japan stipulates that benzoic acid can be used in five major categories of foods: butterfly caviar, margarine, refreshing drinks, syrup, and soy sauce, as detailed in the table below.
Japanese benzoic acid is used as standard
In order to verify the accuracy of my information, I deliberately found an article on the headline "Dr. Jim", who specifically found the standard for the use of benzoin through the official Japanese website, see the picture below.
Dr. Jim searched for the Japanese benzoic acid use standard
After comparison, it was found that the information found by Dr. Jim on the official website of Japan was consistent with the information I had, and Japan allowed the use of benzoic acid in five major categories of foods, and also allowed the use of benzoic acid in soy sauce. So, from this, we can see how ridiculous the claim that Japan prohibits the use of benzoic acid is. So-called, without investigation there is no right to speak, or so it seems!
In order to continue to verify whether Japanese soy sauce uses benzoic acid in the end, the author finally found relevant information through inquiry and confirmed that Japanese soy sauce also uses benzoic acid. See the picture below for details.