Precautions for using preservatives

Preservatives are a type of additive that cannot be avoided in meat products. Currently, the most effective types on the market include chemical compound types, biological types, and natural ingredient types. Considering that preservatives can be added at different time periods and are mostly added together with other excipients, there are some precautions when adding and using them.

Firstly, no matter which type of preservative is used, it has a fixed pH value, either alkaline, acidic, or neutral. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to whether there are conflicting pH values in the environment during use. For example, if the pickled pepper chicken claw product has a sour and spicy flavor, it requires the use of slightly acidic preservatives. If alkaline preservatives are added, the preservatives will undergo a neutralization reaction with the juice of the pickled pepper chicken claw, greatly reducing the product's anti-corrosion effect and even affecting the product's own flavor.

Secondly, there are multiple process time periods in the production process of meat products, such as pickling, marinating, soaking, and mixing. These time periods are suitable for adding preservatives. However, not every meat product has these process nodes, so choosing the appropriate addition node will also have different effects on the anti-corrosion effect. Preservatives need to penetrate into the interior or form a layer of anti-corrosion film on the surface to achieve their anti-corrosion effect.

In addition, the addition of preservatives also increases costs, so it is necessary to choose appropriate preservatives for products of different grades, profit points, or selling points, on the premise of achieving anti-corrosion effects. Apply appropriate preservatives to appropriate products to achieve good anti-corrosion effects with low anti-corrosion costs.

The use of preservatives is a complex node, and the entire product's anti-corrosion system is a complex process. Choosing appropriate preservatives and applying them to a reasonable process can achieve the expected anti-corrosion effect to a greater extent.