Usage of Thymol in food
Edible flavors do not account for a large proportion of food ingredients, but they play an important role in the flavor of food.It can give food various flavors, improve and supplement the flavors of processed food and cover up the bad smells.Thymol can be used as a food additive for these purposes.
Thymol has strong drug incense, vanilla (herbal) aroma and aromatic aroma. It is the food spice included in the "Sanitary Standards for the Use of Food Additives" of China and mainly used to prepare cough syrup, gumdrops, peppermint chewing gum and spice flavors.
Adding to chewing gum can make the fragrance more lasting and the dosage is 100mg / kg; the addition amount in candy is generally 9.4mg / kg;The flavor of the beverage is easily lost during processing. Adding thymol can not only maintain and stabilize the natural taste of the beverage product, but also cover up bad smells. The dosage is 44mg / kg in cold drinks and 2.5 ～ 1lmg / kg in soft drinks;During the baking process, due to the evaporation of water, some spices will be taken away from food. At the same time, the spices will dissipate and change at high temperature, resulting in insufficient flavor and taste. The dosage of thymol in baking is 5.0 ～ 6.5mg / kg.
