What are spicy strips made of?

Spicy strips, also known as big gluten, plain beef tendon and so on. , is a kind of food made of wheat flour or other grains and beans as the main raw materials. Spicy strips contain a large number of food additives (more than a dozen, more than twenty), and there is no unified production standard. Manufacturers of spicy strips in the market generally produce according to landmarks, and the implementation standards are generally DB4 1/T5 15-2007 and GB2760.

Spicy strips originated in Pingjiang, Hunan. The industry is called gluten, and Pingjiang people call it spicy, because spicy strips are spicy from the beginning, and spicy is authentic. Spicy strips are non-fried and spicy snacks made of flour after extrusion and seasoning.

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Safety hidden trouble of spicy strips

First, the processing method is mostly frying or oil immersion.

When we buy a packet of spicy strips, we will find that they are oily, and they are all soaked in oil or fried. Because it is mixed with oil, it will enhance the taste of spicy strips and taste delicious.

Second, the quality of the oil used is not easy to monitor.

The producers of spicy strips are generally small workshops. Under such circumstances, the quality of oil used in food production definitely worries us. Inferior expired oil or used gutter oil is highly carcinogenic. Eating spicy strips made of this oil often will increase the risk of cancer.

Third, the color of spicy strips depends entirely on the pigment.

It is difficult to make spicy strips with attractive colors by simply relying on peppers, and it is necessary to use dyes in food additives, such as carmine. These food additives have strict regulations on the amount of use, but it is really difficult for small workshops to supervise.

4. Other factors such as unsanitary production environment.

In addition, the price of spicy strips in small packages is generally cheap, most of which are 50 cents 1 yuan. In order to ensure the profits of all links, these low-priced snacks are difficult to meet the national requirements in terms of production environment and workers' requirements, and there are bound to be some security risks.

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