Abe Division, Japanese, has been engaged in the work of food additives for more than 20 years. He is known as "The Living Dictionary of Additives" and "God of Food Additives". Any food can't be sold to him, and he can find a solution. Any food that expires soon can be made fresh and attractive through magic powder or liquid. The mystery is hidden on the packaging bag.

An accident happened on his daughter's third birthday, which made him fall into deep self-blame, so he resigned and began to give a speech about additives, leading ordinary consumers to "behind" food processing. Take a look, we do n’t know the truth about food additives!

At the time, I was working like I was desperately trying to work. I rarely ate at home, and it was common to go home at midnight. So I have to make up for my daughter ’s birthday, and she came home from work early that day .

The table was filled with meals prepared by his wife. Among them, there is a plate with meatballs and cute Mickey Mouse toothpicks on it. I picked up one and threw it into my mouth, and suddenly froze.

That is nothing else, it is the meatball I developed.

As long as it is a pure additive, even if it is mixed in food, even if there are more than 100 kinds, I can distinguish it with my tongue. That meatball is the flavor of the chemical seasoning, adhesive, and emulsifier that I prepared.

I hurriedly asked: "What's going on? Is xx produced?"

My wife answered me casually "Yes, xx produced", and then took out the packaging bag and showed it to me.

That's right. It was indeed a product I developed by myself, only because it was covered with a Mickey Mouse toothpick and sprinkled with the soup made by my wife, so I was so negligent that I did n’t see it at once.

"This kind of meatball is very cheap, and the kids like it, so they often buy it. When one comes out, the kids will grab it."

I looked up and saw that my daughter and son were eating the meatballs with relish.

"Etc., etc!"

I hurriedly covered the plate with meatballs with both hands. As a father, I made such a panic move, and the family was stunned.

the truth

Meatballs come out this way

That kind of meatball, as a special product in supermarkets, was developed by a manufacturer.

That manufacturer purchased a lot of cheap minced meat. Minced meat is the part that can hardly be called meat removed from the bones of cattle, and is generally used to make pet feed.

So he came to me to discuss and see what can be done with these minced meat.

First, add some chicken meat that can no longer lay eggs to increase the weight. Then add something called tissue-like soy protein to create a soft feel. Use a lot of beef juice, chemical seasoning, etc. to increase the taste. At the same time, in order to make the mouth feel smooth, lard and processed starch are also added. In addition, adhesives, emulsifiers, etc. are also added. Since the machine is used for mass production, it is much easier to work.

In order to make the colors look good, I also used colorants; to extend the shelf life, I used preservatives and pH adjusters; and to prevent fading, I used antioxidants.

In this way, the meatballs are basically ready.

Finally, mix in the "stuff with sauce and seasoned tomato sauce" made with additives. Pour this broth on the meatballs, put them in a vacuum bag and heat and sterilize, the product is finished. The whole production process used about 20-30 kinds of additives, which can really be called "additive heap".

The meatballs I developed cost less than 100 yen per box (about 6.8 yuan). The price is set so low because the cost is only 20-30 yen. As soon as the product went on the market, it became very popular and was loved by children and housewives. That was the goal set at the beginning of development. The manufacturer couldn't help laughing. It is said that he built a building on the profit of this kind of commodity alone.

"Dad, why can't you eat that kind of meatball?"

I was immersed in the process of making meatballs. I heard the child's innocent voice and suddenly recovered.

"In short, you can't eat this, don't allow it!"

I took the plate and, while doing unexplainable explanations, fell into deep self-blame.

Before this, this kind of meatball is still proud of me. Making food that is no longer useful for discarding is beneficial to environmental protection on the one hand, and on the other hand, for housewives who have to save even a dollar, it is simply a gospel.

However, it was then that I clearly realized that I did not want my children to eat this kind of meatballs.

That night, I stayed up all night.

This analogy may not be appropriate, but I think additives are like military products. Is n’t it true that I and the “harmful businessmen” who sell murderous weapons and are full of secrets?

I can't go on like this anymore. I think so. Some words that I didn't even listen to came out in my mind.

"A factory manager of a certain factory always said in private:" The ham I sold at a special price cannot be eaten at all. "

The director of the pickle processing plant B often also said: "Although the price is very low, it is still not good to buy our pickles." It is made by bleaching the blackened vegetables and coloring them with synthetic colorants.

The manufacturer C, who made bagged lotus roots, also said: "We wouldn't eat that lotus root ourselves." This is of course. When you see the darkening lotus root turning white like an instant, as long as it is conscious Sober people will not eat.

The boss D of the dumpling shop and the boss E of the tofu shop also said so.

I heard that there are more children with genetic atopic dermatitis in the city where I live than in other places. Should n’t I take a few thousandths of responsibility for this? When I think of this problem, I am condemned by conscience.

Of course, I did not break the law. I have always strictly followed the usage methods, standards and dosages set by the country to use additives, and have clearly marked them on product labels.

But this will not erase my guilt.

Although the awakening was relatively late, since he has "awakened", he can no longer continue to work like this. So the next day, I quit my job.

the truth

Are food additives the enemy?

In fact, the large-scale modern food industry is based on food additives. If food additives are really not added, I am afraid that most foods will be ugly, unpalatable, difficult to preserve, or expensive, which is unacceptable to consumers.

I went on a business trip a while ago. Depart from home at 5 a.m. and take a 7 o'clock flight. Because I didn't have time for breakfast, I bought sandwiches and coffee at the airport before I got on the plane. As I eat, I count how many additives are used in that sandwich. There are more than 30 results.

Lunch is also eaten during the trip. Thinking of having to add some nutrition, I picked a lunch with more dishes. Counting, also added nearly 40 kinds of additives.

In this way, in the morning and at noon, I ingested more than 70 additives (including repeated ones).

But in fact, I also got the convenience, and it was easy to solve a meal at a low price.

Now our food life has become so rich that we can buy whatever we want whenever and wherever we want. It is because of the development of food processing that we can enjoy this "convenience".

It is undoubtedly the food additives that promote the development of food processing.

Excessive use of additives is indeed a problem. However, the one-size-fits-all "food additives = poison" cannot solve any problems. Come to think of it carefully, we actually dealt with additives long ago. Baking powder baking soda for buns is also an additive. Calcium hydroxide for solidifying konjac is also an additive ...

It is meaningless to obliterate the benefits and "benefits" brought by additives to blindly frighten people.

You should not simply reject the additive as an enemy, but think about how you can deal with it and how to face it, to the extent you can accept it.

This is the key.

What are food additives? Scientists may explain this way: "In the process of food manufacturing and in the process of processing or preservation, through the addition, mixing, infiltration and other methods, what is used in food, its role is ..."

But my explanation is simple, "Food additives are things that are not in the kitchen."

There are soy sauce, sugar, salt, vinegar and other basic seasonings in the kitchen. There may also be chemical seasonings (sodium glutamate). In addition, things like additives are baking soda and baking powder. If you pickle pickles yourself, there may be gardenia pigments that color radish pickles. However, no one uses the preservative sorbic acid, nor does it use benzoic acid, thickeners, carmine, sodium nitrite and polyphosphate.

Anything that is not in the kitchen, something that is unimaginable, is a food additive.

In this way, when selecting foods, try not to choose foods that contain a lot of "nothing in the kitchen", and naturally you can buy foods with few additives.

The only way for consumers to really avoid ingesting large amounts of food additives is to purchase fresh and natural food ingredients themselves, spend some time, and make healthy family foods by themselves in the traditional way.

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