The reason why the Internet had said that the chocolate was on the black list of the quality watch was due to the use of the chemical “vitamin E,” which was produced in Mexico and was destroyed. "Destruction" seems to be a serious problem, but it is not.

What is the ghost of chemical substances?

Visible and tangible things in the world are made up of things on the periodic table. They are all chemical substances, and vitamin E is no exception. Vitamin E is also called tocopherol. You haven't guessed it. It has something to do with the health of the reproductive system, but don't worry, and hormones are two different things. There are 8 kinds of tocopherols. Come and review the Greek letters in the middle school textbooks. Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon (Zeta), η (Eta), θ (West), where α-tocopherol is the most biologically active.

Since vitamin E can be dissolved in fat, it is often found in organs and tissues rich in fat that are rich in vitamin E, such as liver and fish oil. Vitamin E can also be artificially synthesized, which has been achieved in the 1930s.

Can vitamin E be added to food?

You can wipe the things on your face, and it's okay to eat most of them. Vitamin E is needed by the body, and many people use it to "anti-aging." Whether it can prevent aging or not, but it does have antioxidant effects, so it can be added to food as a food additive, the functional category is "antioxidants." In addition, it can also be added as a nutritional enhancer to many food categories.

However, food safety standards have strict application limits and limits on the amount of additives and nutritional enhancers. The food category that allows the use of vitamin E in both of these criteria happens to exclude chocolate, which may be the reason for Hershey's chocolate violations.

Is there any other possibility? Some, for example, chocolate ingredients in the ingredient X, and the standard provisions of vitamin E can be used in X, then according to the principle of Food Additives, as long as the content of vitamin E in the chocolate does not exceed the limit in the X, nothing . So who can this X be? The most likely are fats and oils.

Do Chocolate Add Vitamin E Harm to Health?

At the moment, it is not yet possible to finally confirm the violation of chocolate in Hershey, but whether it is the use of food additives or nutritional fortifiers in excess of the range or the misunderstanding caused by additives, there is still a long way to go for this matter and health hazards.

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin and can be stored in the body when ingested in large quantities. Therefore, the scope of use and the amount of fortification should be specified when the nutrition is enhanced. However, the health risks associated with vitamin E may require a relatively high intake for a long period of time, such as 400 mg per day for several years. Chocolate is a snack that is eaten occasionally, and generally does not eat a lot at a time. Although there is no disclosure of vitamin E content in the news, I guess it will not be higher than vitamin E pills.

That Mao wants to destroy?

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine is responsible for supervising the import and export of food. Products found at ports that do not meet the requirements of our laws and regulations may be destroyed or disposed of, and may also be returned to their origin. You asked me to destroy it for Mao. It is estimated that the cost of returning money will not be worth mentioning. However, it is really a pity that vitamin E violations will be destroyed. If pigs are fed, it is estimated that pigs should laugh.