The Institute of Chemistry introduced the market for additives to replace borax

Chitofood food additives, derived from nature can completely replace borax in food processing and preservation will be mass produced in July 2006.

Consumers find it difficult to distinguish whether noodles have borax or not. (Photo: VNN) On April 19, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tu - Head of Pharmaceutical Polymer (Institute of Chemistry of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), said in July 2006 Institute of Chemistry and Public Thang Long Pharmaceutical - Foodstuff Joint Stock Company will produce the first batch of Chitofoood additives to market.

Chitofoood is a water-soluble powdered additive , derived from nature to completely replace borax in food processing and preservation.

Chitofood produced from shrimp shells and crab shells. Chitofood additives have the same effects as borax but are safe and non-toxic to humans. In particular, this additive has high antifungal, antibacterial properties so it keeps the food damaged, increased the toughness, brittle, not viscous, has the same price as the synthetic chemicals but the dose is less than that's cheaper.

Chitofood works for food groups such as rolls, rolls, canned meat, nem, noodles, noodles, instant noodles, filter cakes, ice cream, milk sour, biscuits, cream rolls and wrappers for cold food like sausages.

In 2006, scientists will transfer this production technology to Thang Long Pharmaceutical - Foodstuff Joint Stock Company for industrial production.

It is expected that each year, the factory will produce about 100 tons of Chitofood.

PDP additive has been allowed to produce and circulate nationwide by the Department of Hygiene and Food Safety of Vietnam according to the publication of food quality, hygiene and safety standards No. 4377-2003-CBTC-YT dated December 2 -2003.

Welding is a colorless chemical, easily soluble in water, antiseptic but very toxic. When entering the body, only about 80% excreted, the rest will accumulate in the person permanently. Therefore, if using a small amount of borax for a long time is as dangerous as using a lot of borax in one time.

Recognizable symptoms are gastrointestinal disorders, loss of appetite, and fatigue.For children, will cause malnutrition, mental retardation.In addition, borax also damages liver cells, testicular atrophy and is one of the causes of cancer.

Le Ha