It is understood, xanthan gum is a thickener in, the state allows the addition of natural food additives, the use of the upper limit is 10 g / kg. According to China's food additive standards, xanthan gum can be used in bread, ice cream, dairy products, frozen desserts, baked goods, instant noodles, sausages, canned meat and other foods, but did not mention rice.
Feng Ji Chang sophomore, said Deputy Director of Affiliated nutrition, food additives are generally consistent with the standard use of additives on the human body is safe to eat as long as the dose is not exceeded. However, if long-term or large amounts of food containing food additives in food, will burden the liver, the body will have an impact. It is worth noting that some unscrupulous traders not add xanthan gum but some industrial gelatin, do not eat it, because it would harm the human body.
Food experts: four strokes to determine whether to add porridge xanthan gum
Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University College of Life Sciences teacher Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt calculations, one kilogram If you follow the second experiment the proportion of such addition, the normal one kilogram of rice can be boiled porridge from 10 to 15 kg, while adding xanthan gum can be brewed rice after 30 kg of porridge, add the amount of xanthan gum is only 0.15 kg or less. If added to 1 kg of xanthan gum can stewed porridge 200 kilograms. Such businesses significant cost savings, but also in the selling phase also look better.
To enable the public to better distinguish whether porridge added xanthan gum, Wu said that roughly four aspects can determine if the porridge faint yellow color, and the distance between the grain is not compact, and the grain is distributed more evenly, eat more sticky taste or feel more slippery, slightly lighter than normal rice flavor stewed porridge, then it is possible to add the xanthan gum.
