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The effect of the food additive E470 on the body is not fully understood. The substance can be in the form of powder, small granules, grains of white or cream shade. Fully absorbed by the body, pre-splitting in the stomach and intestines under the influence of an acidic environment. E470 additive is a large group of certain substances. The component is banned for use in several countries around the world.
What is food supplement E470
The additive combines many fatty acids - aluminum, magnesium, sodium, calcium and some others. In an untreated state, it is a fine powder or some kind of granular substance.
The additive is most actively used in the food industry, where it performs the functions:
- An emulsifier capable of mixing substances known to be immiscible.
- A texturer responsible for the viscosity of the mixture.
- Stabilizer - a substance that keeps the components in a single composition.
- Thickener - a component that binds ingredients and affects flavor transmission.
- Dispersant - an element that destroys a solid structure.
It has different names depending on which fatty acids are added to the composition. Thus, stearates are salts of saturated fatty acids, oleates are unsaturated fatty acids.
Physical and chemical properties of the additive under the E470 code:
- The food supplement has a solid structure, but manufacturers prefer to produce it in the form of powder, granules or grains of different sizes. In many respects, the consistency and shade directly depends on the substances that make up the additive. If the acids are unsaturated, then the substance has an oily structure, and the shade will be predominantly light brown. Saturated acids have a light color, while the consistency of the substance is free-flowing.
- Based on the manufacturing method, the food additive contains some additional substances, such as glycerin, unsaponifiable associated fats, free alkalis and water.
- Also, the composition of the additive E470 depends on how soluble it is in water and other liquids. As a rule, the substance is highly soluble in water and ethyl alcohol. But calcium salts are difficult to dilute in any solution.
The food supplement melts well.
What is magnesium stearate E470 made of?
Made from edible fats with or without fatty acid stripping. The E470 additive is supplied to the Russian market by a German company and a number of Chinese manufacturers.
In nature, magnesium salts of carboxylic acids are found in limestone deposits.
The benefits and harms of food additives E470
In Russia, the food additive E470 is approved for use, however, many countries have banned its use, especially in food, because they believed that it has a negative effect on the human body. The additive has not passed all the necessary research in the Russian Federation, so its use should be limited.
The danger is represented by free alkalis, mono and diglycerides, glycerin, unsaponifiable associated fats.Together or singly, they negatively affect metabolic functions in the human body. Therefore, it is advisable for people with disorders of protein, lipid or carbohydrate metabolism to refuse the food supplement E470. Possible negative consequences for the body of people with individual intolerance to individual components.
Also, experts insist on a complete ban on the use of E470 supplements in children's food products. Doctors believe that a small body is not ready for the full assimilation of such substances. The concern of doctors is that, in addition to disorders from metabolic and other processes, serious allergic phenomena can occur, as well as a malfunction of the digestive system.
E470 food additive is dangerous or not
Magnesium salts are approved in many countries around the world. The use of the E470 food additive and consumption rates are strictly regulated, but each of the countries has the right to adjust the rate indicators at its discretion. In each country, food additives are researched by experts in the field and determine whether it can be approved for use. If they find that the benefits of the substance are greater than the harm, then they freely use it. She is also assigned a certain status - dangerous or safe.
Where and why is the food additive E470 added?
It is used in the manufacture of confectionery products to homogenize the mass. It allows you to maintain the integrity of the glaze, fixes the color and smell of the product.
A food additive is actively used in the manufacture of semi-finished products - dumplings, pancakes with filling, dumplings. It maintains the correct consistency of the dough, prevents the formation of ice during freezing. At the same time, all the necessary flavor characteristics of the product are preserved. Manufacturers of various concentrates add E470 to prevent clumping, caking of soups, jelly, puddings, jellies.
In addition to the food industry, the additive is used in pharmacology as a thickener, cosmetology and chemical industry (for example, paint and varnish). E470 is necessary in the manufacture of linoleum, artificial leather, PVC for thermal stabilization. The substance is added during the processing of plastics and other materials. In fire extinguishers, magnesium salts of fatty acids prevent caking of the substances that make up the foam.
Conclusion
The effect of the food additive E470 on the body is still a topic of heated debate among specialists in this field and doctors. It is approved for use in Russia and other countries. Currently, doctors insist on its ban, at least in children's food products. It is a stabilizer, emulsifier and affects the fixation of taste, smell, color of many food products. It has a solid structure, but additive manufacturers make it in the form of fine powder, grains.
