What is a food supplement for?

Modern production of food products is not without the use of various preservatives, thickeners and flavor enhancers. Simply put, a food supplement is included in almost every product that we see on store shelves. As a rule, it is not difficult to learn about the presence of this or that impurity, because the producers do not hide anything from the consumer. A complete list of the components of the product is indicated on the package, and the food additive is designated as the letter E with a three-digit number.

It is obtained artificially and is contained in food products in order to prolong the shelf life, change its structure or taste characteristics. Many people identify the concepts of "food additive" and "biologically active additive". This is completely wrong, because the biologically active additive, the so-called dietary supplement is a complex of various minerals, vitamins and other nutrients. Usually, dietary supplements are taken with food for its better absorption and for saturation of the body with the necessary trace elements.

To food additives should not include auxiliary substances, which are actively used in production activities. These can safely be considered the means used in cleaning or clarifying the product. That is, they are used to improve the technological process and obtain a better product without changing its natural taste.

To date, it is impossible to imagine food production without the inclusion of thickeners, dyes and other products. Every day, new, more advanced additives are developed that maintain the ideal appearance of the product for a long time, while maintaining the taste.

Among all the variety can be identified food additives:

• Responsible for maintaining a beautiful appearance and maintaining taste characteristics;
• The so-called preservatives, which are responsible for the preservation of microflora;
• Used in the technological process.

The taste and beautiful appearance of the product is maintained thanks to dyes, flavors, substances that change the consistency and taste of the product, for example, the food additive "Crystal". Preservatives help create a special microbial environment that provides excellent preservation of the product over time. They can be of chemical or biological origin. To additives, actively used in the production, include various disintegrants, bleaches, gellants and other means of such action.

Allocate a huge number of impurities of different directions. Their number already exceeds 500 names. For the purpose of ordering, each food supplement received its own personal identification number, consisting of three or four digits.

It is believed that the most harmful food additive is used in production activities. In fact, the impurities obtained by the synthetic method are not as harmful as it seems. After all, each additive before the release into mass production passes a cycle of long-term studies and tests that are able to fully reveal its impact on the person's well-being. If there are any slight deviations from the norm, then it will never be allowed to be used in food activities.

All newly invented additives are certified, they are checked by the National Health Ministry for danger to the human body. You should know that with each food supplement there is a certain list of standards and requirements, which is even more stringent than that required for medicines.