As an indispensable and important part of our daily meals, flour brings us more health protection and a sense of happiness in life.
However, it has recently been revealed that many consumers often buy flour containing harmful substances because they are greedy for cheapness when buying flour.
Not only can these harmful substances exceed the limit by up to 90 times, but they are also very obscure and difficult to identify, which is frightening.
This incident also made us realize that flour is an extremely common and common ingredient, and there are actually many undiscovered health risks behind it.
So what exactly are these harmful flours that exist in the market?
"Poisoned flour" on the market.
We go directly to the supermarket to pick up the flour and smell it, and we should be able to feel the fragrant smell of the flour, which means that the flour is in a normal state and there is no problem.
At this time, we compare the two bags of bulk flour, one bag is very white and the other bag is slightly yellowish, this yellowed flour will be relatively sticky when grasped by hand, and it can be kneaded into a ball with a little more force.
If you know that neither of these flours is a quality problem, then you must think that this slightly yellowed flour is really not good, it must be expired and spoiled.
But in fact, this very white bag of flour may have added a lot of harmful substances, and this slightly yellowed and slightly sticky flour is natural and raw without any additives.
In fact, this very white flour is not only very white in color, but also poor in nutrients, and the content of harmful substances even exceeds the standard by 90 times, almost becoming a harmful product.
How is this flour made?
Why can't consumers distinguish when purchasing?
What are the serious health effects of buying these poisoned flours?
Every bite of food we eat allows us to provide enough nutrients for our body to keep our body healthy, and at the same time, the food we eat will also be excreted from the body with metabolism.
So while enjoying these delicious and nutritious, we can also get a sense of happiness and happiness, it can be said that when we eat food, we are not for the sake of good looks, but hope that it can bring us health, happiness and deliciousness while ensuring the aesthetics.
However, in order to pursue the beauty of the surface, our pasta has added a variety of different additives, and in these orders, in fact, it brings more harm and impact than the other.
When our ancestors first invented the process of grinding grain into flour to make a variety of delicacies, this process was an ancient processing method, which was mainly to retain more of the original color and nutritional value of the ingredients.
With the development of the times, modern science and technology are becoming more and more advanced, and all walks of life have been developed and upgraded, and the flour milling industry is no exception.
It's not enough to be nutritious, we now make food not only to pursue the original taste, but also to improve the consumer experience and make them more willing to buy, we may also need to take into account the beauty and beauty.
Therefore, in the current market, our most common and recognized better pure natural high-quality flour is actually no longer the ancient grinding method in the sense of the past.
In today's era of rapid development of mechanized industry, high technology has completed the progress and development of various industries from manufacturing to production, and our food industry is not far behind.
"Jiangqiang Food" revealed a new type of additive called oxidant, that is, the oxidant is responsible for the "beauty" of the flour, making the flour whiter and more attractive.
Although this oxidant is not harmful after testing, there is no relevant standard in the mainland to prove that it is harmless and usable, and even in some countries and regions abroad, it is a substance that is prohibited from harmless use.
After the gradual banning of oxidants, a new additive became popular, and that was brighteners.
This is a practical and versatile whitening agent that only needs to be added to the flour that has already turned white.
Therefore, ordinary consumers like us rarely look at the expiration date on the packaging bag when buying, because these brighteners are generally not displayed on the packaging bag.
White is the aesthetic consensus of all of us, who would think that black would buy better quality flour?
As we all know, we believe that the words natural and healthy are the best partners that have nothing to do with industrialization, not to mention that the pursuit of nature is a trend of the times, and taking advantage of this wave can just attract consumers to buy.
In order to gain more popularity, some small manufacturers have joined in order to obtain more profits, and the prevailing trend is to reduce additives, whether it is oxidants or brighteners, the less the better, not to mention that many manufacturers have not added these things.
In order to attract consumers to increase their purchases, they calmly studied that consumers will first look at the production date to judge whether they are fresh when buying paper bags, so they researched talcum powder.
Talc itself is an industrial ingredient, but there are similarities between it and cereals, so some merchants may experiment with it on a whim and add it to processed flour to see how it works.
It turned out that talcum powder seemed to work really well, not only improving the look and feel, but also reducing the amount of additives used.
This result has obviously received a very good response, and consumers have praised it: "This talcum powder is really good, my beige has never been so bright."
Thus was born a food situation that appealed to consumers, completely far from the ancient method in appearance, and not only that, but also the nutrients in the grains.
Poisoned flour is harmful.
However, no matter which type of these additives may cause harm to our human body, it is conceivable, not to mention that the toxicity of these harmful substances produced by the toxic workshop with a content exceeding 90 times the standard is extremely terrible.
When people grind all kinds of whole grains into a delicate, white and flawless white powder, the quality of the nutrients hidden in them has almost completely changed.
The workers in these toxic workshops containing additives are not only very unserious about these production steps, but also deliberately add all kinds of harmful substances to them, so that the product produced is a lifeless processed product composed only of soil, decaying substances and artificial chemicals.
These poisons are extremely terrible, and may cause people to have digestive disorders, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms after eating, which will have a small impact on physical health, not to mention that they may react with some pathogenic bacteria during their growth, and delay the deadly products that cannot be discharged, and eventually lead to incurable death.
On the other hand, what is more serious is that they can never be excreted, and they will slowly accumulate in our body, which will reduce our immunity and make our body's ability to resist various diseases gradually decrease.
Without exception, all people may be threatened by the huge harm of this kind of material, but what is more serious is that the overall living standard of our society is gradually improving, and the development and construction of the industrial chain by large enterprises to facilitate the health of more ordinary people is also a huge threat.
How to distinguish good flour?
So a new situation in the process of this development is crucial, at that time, will there still be those fresh and high-quality grains made by the ancient method without any additives on the market?
The answer is still there, but they tend to come in bulk, so the easiest and most reliable way to do this is to look at supermarket paper bags.
It doesn't matter if you can't find nature, there are other ways, such as sneaking a handful or putting it in your mouth to taste it.
And you can also judge the pros and cons by looking at the color with absolute accuracy, because only when the natural quality is made without additives, it will be pale yellow, and the greasy release can be crumbled.
It is also possible to observe the smell, because the high-quality raw flour exudes a natural sweet fragrance that is not pungent at all, and children can also put it directly in it, which will not be sour at all, unlike those additives that smell pungent and smoky to the eyes, and children should not touch it directly.
So how many high-quality raw bulk foods are available on the market today? Of course, there are many, and the way to find out accurately is also the more the merrier, and there will definitely be a lot of them.
And don't forget, although we didn't try to find it, if we can remember the good brands for our product selection, we can't go wrong.
The most important thing is that the brand reputation must be seen through the real feedback of netizens!
Every factory has an expiration date, and it is definitely okay to take a serious look at it. Storing in a cool, dry place is one of the most important ways to maintain the state of most food~