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Popular science | there are coagulants in tofu and jelly? Is there a health hazard?

author:China Medical News

How much coagulant in food do you know?

Smart Grandpa Confused Grandma

Popular science | there are coagulants in tofu and jelly? Is there a health hazard?

Looking forward to the stars, hoping for the moon, and finally looking forward to the baby grandchildren to visit the door!

Grandma Confused bought a large piece of fresh tofu today, ready to take out the housekeeping skills to make a table of tofu feast with full color and fragrance, and the little baby probed her little head and restlessly surrounded Grandma Confused to help "lay hands".

Popular science | there are coagulants in tofu and jelly? Is there a health hazard?

"Baby, this tofu is pure natural and pollution-free, handmade without additives, waiting for Grandma to show you a hand!" Confused Grandma said happily.

Popular science | there are coagulants in tofu and jelly? Is there a health hazard?

"Eh—old woman, that's not right!" Smart Grandpa's voice came through the door.

Smart Grandpa reminds

Tofu is soy milk in the combination of heat and coagulant, coagulated, commonly used coagulant in the past the main components of salt halogen (magnesium chloride or calcium chloride), gypsum (calcium sulfate) and so on. Modern industrial production of tofu uses gluconic acid-δ-lactone to solidify tofu, and the production is the lactone tofu that we are familiar with.

"Therefore, this brine is a kind of coagulant, and there are additives in the tofu!" Smart Grandpa said with a smile.

"Okay, I'm confused, you're smart..." Confused Grandma said without anger, and suddenly, Grandma had a flash of inspiration——

Popular science | there are coagulants in tofu and jelly? Is there a health hazard?

Coagulant is a substance added to stabilize the structure of food, solidify the form of processed food, reduce or eliminate its fluidity and do not deform the tissue structure, and increase solids. It can be divided into two types: inorganic coagulant and organic coagulant. It is mainly used for soy products production and fruit and vegetable deep processing, as well as the manufacture of gel food. In the summer, everyone loves to eat cool jelly pudding, which is loved by everyone because of its crystalline appearance, bright color, soft and smooth taste, sweet and moist, and all of them use coagulants.

Listening to it, the confused grandmother was stunned. "Oh, our grandchildren usually love to eat these things, you just said that coagulants are also food additives, and there will be no problems in eating!"

"Don't panic, don't panic, and listen to my detailed explanation!" Smart Grandpa said triumphantly.

Popular science | there are coagulants in tofu and jelly? Is there a health hazard?

The food coagulants allowed to be used in China are calcium sulfate, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, propylene glycol, disodium edta, stannous citrate disodium, gluconic acid -δ-lactone and so on. The specific dosage needs to be implemented in accordance with the provisions of GB 2760-2014.

"Therefore, the grandchildren eating these things has no impact on health, but it is still necessary to control it, and occasionally eat and eat to relieve hunger." Grandchildren, come and go out with Grandpa, don't disturb your grandma to make food. ”

"Good! Grandma I went out to play".....

"I can show you up!" The confused grandmother laughed and scolded, and watched the grandfather and son come out of the kitchen.

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Source/China Medical News

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