Source: Dr. Cardiovascular Tang
Edible alkali is often used in life, not only to wash dishes, but also to make pastries, is regular use of alkali harmful to health?
In fact, edible alkali is mainly a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, which is often used as a food leavening agent and a tenderizer for meat.
In the process of making dough, we use edible alkali to neutralize the acid. Edible alkali has strong degreasing property and has a good effect on cleaning tableware.
Edible alkali will also bring certain harm to health: edible alkali is more destructive to vitamin B1, B2 and vitamin C in food, and can destroy these vitamins when added to pasta, meat and other foods, and regular consumption will cause a lack of vitamins in the human body. A lack of vitamins in the body can cause skin to age, dry, lose radiance, lack of vitamin C, and also cause bleeding gums.
At the same time, edible alkali will also affect the body's absorption and utilization of minerals, so try not to use edible alkali indiscriminately in the food production process.
Because edible alkali is alkaline, eating it in the stomach can neutralize gastric acid, affecting the digestion and absorption of gastric juice into food, and regular use will cause indigestion.
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Of course, if you have a lot of stomach acid, gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, etc., eating alkaline noodles can neutralize gastric acid, reduce the irritation of the gastric mucosa, and protect the gastric mucosa.
The alkalinity of edible alkali is strong, and it will cause certain damage to the skin and mucous membranes, if it accidentally enters the eyes, it should be rinsed with a large amount of water to prevent corneal burns.
In short, edible alkali can not be used indiscriminately, as a food additive should be more cautious, and not as some people say, alkali can become alkaline physique after eating too much, which is beneficial to health, this statement has no scientific basis.