Are Preservatives Harmful To The Human Body？
Jan 12, 2021
The preservatives that pass the national safety inspection are not harmful to the human body.
Preservatives are a class of food additives that can inhibit microbial activity and prevent food from spoiling. To make food have a certain preservation period, certain measures must be taken to prevent microbial infection and reproduction.
The anti-corrosion principles of preservatives are roughly as follows:
1. It interferes with the enzyme system of microorganisms, destroys its normal metabolism and inhibits enzyme activity.
Second, it coagulates and denatures the protein of microorganisms and interferes with their survival and reproduction.
Third, it changes the permeability of the cell plasma membrane, inhibits the elimination of enzymes and metabolites in the body, and causes its inactivation.
