Can food desiccant be eaten if the package is broken? According to Mingwei Industry, in order to prevent food from moldy and deterioration, some manufacturers will choose to add desiccant to food packaging to prevent moisture and dehumidification, but these food desiccants will Does it have a certain impact on food? Is the desiccant toxic to food after breaking the package? Today, the editor of Mingwei Industry will share with you my views.

I wonder what everyone knows about desiccant? We usually choose food desiccants to be silica gel and quicklime. However, due to the safety of quicklime, it is gradually replaced by silica gel desiccant. Silica gel desiccant is very harmful to the human body, even if it is accidentally eaten, it will eventually be excreted with the feces, and the Aihua paper packaging material is used. Therefore, if the food uses silica gel desiccant, neither the packaging material nor the desiccant raw material will have much influence on the food, as long as the taste is suitable, it can be eaten.