DATA: 2019-10-12 HITS: CLASS: Industry News
For many people, they may not know what propylene glycol is, but when it comes to food additives, they will know. Propylene glycol is a commonly used food additive, which is a colorless and odorless viscous liquid. Recently, many people have said that propylene glycol can cause harm to the human body. Is this really the case?
Propylene glycol is a colorless, odorless viscous liquid. It can better dissolve pigment, essence, antioxidant and other substances, so that they can be evenly and stably present in food. In addition, it can also retain moisture to prevent evaporation, thereby avoiding food dehydration and drying out. In summary, its addition can give food a better taste and maintain a good taste for a longer period of time.
At present, propylene glycol is widely used as a food additive in the food industry. The US FDA has given it a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) classification, and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has also approved its use in some foods. In China, the "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives" stipulates that propylene glycol functions as a stabilizer, coagulant, anti caking agent, thickener, etc. The national food additive standard GB2760 allows it to be used in wet dough products and pastries. Propylene glycol is very common in the cake ingredient lists of brands such as Xufuji, Kangshifu, and Lip Movement.
Health Research is a core journal of Chinese natural sciences, sponsored by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and supervised by the Ministry of Health. In March 2007, it published a study on the toxicity of propylene glycol by the School of Public Health at Fudan University. The research team designed low, medium, and high-dose toxicity tests for three different structures of propylene glycol to investigate which organs and tissues are damaged by propylene glycol. The research results indicate that regardless of the structure of propylene glycol, it did not cause significant renal pathological changes.
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