Source: Today's Headlines • Food Industry Eye / Author: ZhiShixuan
Recently, the National Health Commission issued a notice that 11 new varieties of food additives have passed the safety review of experts. That is to say, these 11 new varieties of additives can be used in the prescribed food.
Among them, vitamin K2 (synthetic method) can be used as a nutritional additive in maternal milk powder and children's milk powder. As a pigmented red additive chili red, the scope of use in food can be expanded to make the color of delicious snack foods such as spicy fish and dried spiced beans more colorful and enhance the appetite of foodies.
Pregnant women drink milk after milk powder brewing
First, the new variety of vitamin K2 promotes maternal and child nutrition and health
The 11 new varieties of food additives announced this time actually contain 2 categories: one is the newly approved 4 new varieties of additives, and the other is 7 additive varieties that expand the scope of use in food.
First, let's talk about the newly approved 4 new varieties of additives, as follows:
1. Vitamin K2 (synthetic method). The food additive is also a food nutrition enhancer, which is synthesized from vitamin K3, farnesol and geraniol as raw materials. Its role is to increase the content of vitamin K in foods. The vitamin K2 (synthetic method) of this application is a compound source of vitamin K for the preparation of milk powder (milk powder for children and milk powder for pregnant women only) to promote maternal and child nutrition and health.
Children's milk powder
The dosage of vitamin K2 is 420 μg/kg to 750 μg/kg in children's milk powder and 340 μg/kg to 680 μg/kg in maternal milk powder.
2. (1R,2S,5R)-N-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexylcarboxamide. This is a food spice that can be formulated as a food flavor. Scope of use: Can be used in all kinds of food, except for the food categories in Table B.1 of the national standard "Standard for the Use of Food Additives" (GB 2760-2014). Use the appropriate amount according to the production needs.
3. Flavor 2-(4-methylphenoxy)-N-(1H-pyrazole-3-yl)-N-(thiophene-2-ylmethyl)acetamide for food. Uses: Can be formulated into food flavors. Scope of use: Can be used for all kinds of food (except for the food categories in Table B.1 of GB 2760-2014). Use as needed for production.
Delicious bread with spices and flavors added
4. Glucoamylase. The enzyme is derived from Trichoderma Lee's and is used in the brewing process. Its quality specifications are implemented in accordance with the "Food Additives Enzyme Preparations for the Food Industry" (GB 1886.174).
Second, 7 kinds of additives expand the scope of use, pepper red makes the appearance of food more prosperous
Among the 11 new varieties of food additives recently announced by the National Health Commission, 7 kinds of food additives have previously been listed in the national standard "Food Additive Use Standards" and have been used in different foods, this time to expand the scope of use in food. The relevant information is as follows:
1. Chili red. This is a natural food coloring, which has previously been allowed to be used in pickled vegetables, instant rice noodle products, pastries, biscuits and other foods, and the scope of use of this expansion is cooked aquatic products (which can be eaten directly) and dried tofu products, and the dosage is used in an appropriate amount according to production needs.
Spiced dried beans
What is a cooked aquatic product? For example, spicy small packaged fish that is cooked, sterilized and then packaged and sealed is a cooked aquatic product that can be eaten directly.
There are also many varieties of dried tofu products, the most common of which is the spiced dried beans that we often eat.
2. Sodium stearoyl lactate. Its use is as an emulsifier and stabilizer. The scope of use of this expansion is other greases or grease products (powder oils only), and the dosage shall not exceed 2.0 g/kg.
3. Calcium propionate. Its use is as a preservative. Expand the use of prepared meat products (raw meat with seasonings) and smoked, roasted, grilled meat two types of food, the maximum dosage is 3.0 g / kg.
Smoked bacon
4. Vegetable charcoal black. Use is as an edible coloring. Expanded use to dried tofu, processed nuts and seeds. Dosage is as needed for production.
5.ε-polylysine hydrochloride. Its use is as a preservative. Expanded use into brine eggs. The maximum dosage is 0.5 g/kg.
6. Caramel color (ammonium sulfite method). Use is as an edible coloring. Expand to other distilled spirits (tequila only) with a maximum dosage of 1.0 g/L.
7. Red yeast yellow pigment. Use is as an edible coloring. Expand the use of chicken essence and chicken powder. Dosage is as needed for production.
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