What are the effects of edible alkali

In many people's impressions, edible alkali is a commonly used condiment because it has a bitter taste. In fact, edible alkali is a food loosening agent and a tenderizer commonly used for meat. During use, it can make dry ingredients swell quickly. Edible alkali also has the function of softening fiber. Adding edible alkali when making dough can remove the sour taste produced by the dough during the making process. Of course, in addition to being edible, edible alkali has other functions in life and is a little helper in our lives. Now let’s talk about the functions of edible alkali.

1. Effects of edible alkali

1. Microorganisms will generate acid during the dough fermentation process. The dough will become sour after fermentation. Alkali (carbonate) must be added to react with the acid to make delicious pasta.

2. Alkali can neutralize the organic acids or sulfides that adhere to dark green vegetables due to excessive spraying of pesticides, thereby preserving the original color of the vegetables and removing the pollution of pesticides on the vegetables;

3. Alkali has a strong degreasing effect and can remove excess oil from oily dry food ingredients;

4. Alkali can release the niacin in corn which is not easy to release, so that people who eat corn for a long time will not suffer from pellagra due to the lack of niacin in corn;

5. The disadvantage of alkaline food is that it affects vitamin B1 in food. B2 and vitamin C have strong destructive effects and will affect the body's absorption and utilization of certain minerals, so they should not be abused.

6. Neutralizes stomach acid and protects the stomach for patients with stomach diseases such as gastric ulcers. Note: There is another explanation. The reaction between edible alkali and gastric acid produces CO2. The reaction is violent and releases heat too quickly, which is especially harmful to patients with gastric ulcers!

2. Other magical uses of edible alkali

1. For plaster stains on fabrics, put alkali powder on the stains, add a little warm water, and rub it a few times to remove it.

2. To remove smoke stains on fabrics, first scrub them with 50°C glycerin, then rub them with alkaline water.

3. White towels will turn yellow and hard after being used for a long time, which is very uncomfortable to use. You can put the towel in a pot or basin, add some water, sprinkle in a handful of alkaline noodles, and boil it for a few minutes. When the water is no longer hot, rub the towel a few times and then rinse it with hot water. In this way, the yellow stains on the towel can be basically eliminated, and it will also be much softer.

4. Edible alkali can shorten the time for stewing meat, cooking beans, and blanching vegetables, making the dishes easier to mature and soften. 5. However, alkali will destroy nutrients such as B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D, etc., affecting the body's absorption of nutrients

6. We can use a little edible alkali when washing vegetables, which can remove pesticide residues on the vegetables.

7. Detergent will leave residues after washing dishes, which is harmful to the human body. We can use edible alkali to wash dishes, which is both clean and safe.

8. If the freshwater fish has a strong fishy smell, you can soak it in 5% alkaline water for about ten minutes and the smell will be removed.

9. Things frozen in the refrigerator will have a strange smell after a long time. You can take them out of the refrigerator and soak them in 7% alkaline water until they are completely melted. Then rinse the alkaline water with clean water and the smell will disappear.