[popular] additive use new rule to implement this year return to moon cakes quality

Posted on January 9, 2012

is a/the Mid-Autumn festival. Recently, the state food quality supervision and inspection center sampling inspection results showed that the quality of the published, Beijing, tianjin, guangdong, Shanghai and other 137 home/bread of the 137 enterprise moon cakes, percent of pass is 96.4%; Moon cake stuffing 100% qualified.

these Numbers may be thanks to this year June implement the new edition of “the use of food additives standard”. Many of the banned additives, let this year moon cake by inside and changing. Even to, the reporter visit city major supermarkets found that the implementation of the new rule to food safety makes today//bread either from the appearance and internal are quietly to change.

coarse food grain moon cakes instead of

fruit cakes

sing leading role

pineapple cakes, strawberry cakes, blueberries moon cake, banana cakes…… Always with moon cakes manufacturer preference, even in the last year or a big hot fruit filling, but this year seems to be much left out in the cold, the reporter adjustable golf swing tips check found, fruit filling moon cakes in the market this year are rare.

August 23, reporters at the supermarket jiuxianqiao store section moon cakes jingkelong, observation was three rows of moon cakes rare shelves have fruit filling moon cakes. Instead, the traditional taste ZaoNi, egg yolks, sweet, WuRen flavors etc, and all kinds of moon cakes and corn grains moon cake is became protagonist.

tsinghua university first affiliated hospital of director of division of nutrition WangYuMei introduction, past many under the banner of the moon cakes fruit cakes containing really actually is not the fruit, and is of all kinds of spices, by wax gourd and pigment with a confirmed.

however, it is because of these characteristics, this “food additive use standard” for the implementation of the “fruit moon cakes” production is affected by many restrictions. According to introducing, June 20 st, new edition of the use of food additives standard “, including the synthesis of pigment, bleach, whitening agent, mental health facilities and kind of additive use is limited. In addition to bleach outside, the new standards for the synthesis of pigment, the use of preservatives are limited, the requirement of filling the fruit moon cakes are not add any synthetic pigment, increase the moon cakes sweet molasses, usage and has been affected by control. In addition, the new standard will no longer allow through the fruit filling in order to achieve the long-term use additives fresh approach. Experts say, comprehensive these factors, the moon cakes manufacturers will naturally reduce production fruit flavors of mooncakes.

in order to adapt to the new standard, in filling the choice, many manufacturers have moon cakes adjustment, health, health became many businessmen Lord play CARDS. August 24, in major supermarkets and HaoLiLai, taste beautiful cake shop, etc, the reporter sees the including purple potato, black sesame seed, mung bean, etc, all kinds of stuffing moon cakes. In HaoLiLai jiuxianqiao store, a staff introduces to the reporter the store’s new flowers moon cakes, never forget to mention natural, health and other words. Reporter in manasseh, lotte jingkelong between the supermarket also see, rice fragrant village the charge of traditional red, white also is put in the moon cakes come more significant position, and the clerk said, “traditional stuffing more healthy, is also very popular.”

market is bright moon cakes

this “food additive use standard implementation of not only change the moon cake” inner “, changing the appearance of the cakes.

in visit process reporter discovery, put in the section of the independent packaging counter moon cakes, the colour and lustre of cake skin than to/obviously no longer so glamorous, such as common white lotus seed with/bread, color doesn’t seem so white, and many traditional stuffing moon cakes golden moon cake skin also appears some dim, and even the most bright ice skin the color of the moon cakes and some hair gray.

China baking food products industry association of sugar ZhuNianLin interviews says, the appearance of the moon cakes are big as before, or with this “food additive use standard” about. Reporters in the ministry website to open the new “food additive use standard” see, past many pastry food decoration used colorants are clearly dosage restrictions.

experts say, take the most common past white sweet filling as an example, the original generally want to use improver soak lotus seed, and the main composition is improvers sodium sulfite deoxidization. But now enterprise can not use

to “bleaching”, which affect the white lotus seed with color.

but, experts also stressed that, although as it used to color is bright, but without the excessive additives, the moon cake but now is closer to the original flavor and color real taste, it will be better and more healthily.

price pressure miniature moon cakes popular

because since this year, including the sugar, flour, and cooking oil, salt, meat, nuts etc raw material prices there are different levels of rise, this year’s moon cakes although more “simple”, the price is a little also has not seen the lower, but appeared general goes up.

August 25, and the supermarket after Lufthansa shop in a moon cake shop staff introduced, today//bread than before the price at least risen ten percent. The reporter sees in the supermarket sell in bulk jingkelong moon cakes, more than 10 yuan in price. Gift box pack is much price moon cakes in a few yuan to several hundred dollars.

maybe is out of the reasons for the rise, the specifications of the moon cakes this year than before and more rich, many lightweight package of mooncakes appearance on the market. According to information, the specifications of the traditional moon cakes in 125 grams a. And this year’s moon cakes in the market, there were many mini dress.

reporter jingkelong, see in the supermarket, there are several brand moon cakes introduced a paperback moon cakes, each 20 to 30 grams only. Rice, rice fragrant incense village spring brands are rolled out 50 g independent packing of mooncakes. Jingkelong moon cakes sales staff said, small bit of moon cakes more affordable, and more suitable for people took as snack food.

in addition to launch the small outfit, moon cake bulk also became people deal with the choice of price pressure. The reporter found during the visit, many supermarkets introduced a moon cake bulk order services. In the supermarket jiuxianqiao shop jingkelong, the reporter sees moon cakes hanging section bulk phone. Workers say, buy gift box pack more than ten copies of moon cakes to meet the group buying conditions, as for the discount rate depends on purchases, generally speaking, if buy 30 boxes of above can play around eighty percent.

in addition to the supermarket and entity shop outside, moon cake is also a hot team recently network goods. Reporter in many 团购网 stand and taobao see, each brand moon cakes are under way to organise team-buying sessions, discount on your price 3 to 8 fold. The expert reminds, should be first selection brand online group buying moon cakes, as far as possible to choose the old name brand products. In addition, see 团购网 stand and businessman public praise, lest be deceived.

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all kinds of mooncakes shelf life different

this year should not be “store” moon cakes

near the Mid-Autumn festival, between reciprocity, of your home moon cakes may be more up. The expert points out, this year the quality guarantee period of the short many moon cakes, it should not be again “store” moon cakes.

moon cakes to avoid light save

this “food additive use standard” in addition to let the appearance of the moon cake no longer glamorous, content is no longer much additive outside, still let moon cakes raised the important changes–expiration period shorter.

before the expiration of the moon cake is mostly in the 90 days, but this year the quality guarantee period of the moon cakes are rarely have so long. The reporter saw in the market, listed this year more than 60 days in guarantee period moon cakes within the past 90 days even a year shelf life of moon cakes is rare.

the reporter understands, this is due to the new “food additive use standard” to the moon cake in the usage of the preservatives are strictly control, so just appear the shelf life of big shrink.

expert clew, new rule to the moon cake shorten period, the preservation of the requirements of people has also improved. Buy moon cakes should be kept in low temperature or after a cool place save, many people like to with moon cakes in the refrigerator boxes of cold storage, although the storage time of a President, but the moon cakes, after all, is made of flour, oil, sugar and nuts etc ingredients refined, and after baking pastries. So in the fridge or will affect the palate.

experts emphasized, the present period of moon cakes is shorter, so in the choose and buy moon cakes to pay attention see guarantee. Generally speaking, different kinds of mooncakes shelf life is different, fresh meat the quality guarantee period of the moon cake only 1 day, the bulk of the moon cake is not less than 10 days, moon cake box, not less than 25 days. Soft paste moon cakes containing water more, can only save seven days to 10 days or so, hard stuffing moon cakes can save a month or so. Because the moon cakes containing more fat, deposit should also pay attention to avoid light, in case of grease oxidation. When storing, unfavorable and other food, sundry together, in order to avoid the risks losing due taste and characteristics.