口香糖是如何制作的?

John Brown 19-10-2023
John Brown

口香糖,又称 "小熊软糖",是许多人喜爱的糖果之一,但您是否想过它是由什么制成的?

首先,您应该知道,这种甜食至少已有6000年的历史,但并非今天所熟知的那样。 这种甜食在世界各地的制作方法发生了很大的变化和演变,但在口感上仍保持了其柔软而富有弹性的稠度,并伴有生产企业添加的浓郁风味和气味。

口香糖的起源

总之,咀嚼的习惯在不同的文化中由来已久。 事实上,最早的口香糖是在芬兰发现的,由桦树皮和焦油制成。

事实证明,早期的咀嚼者并不一定需要口香糖的营养价值,他们只是偶尔寻找口感和清洁牙齿的工具。

另一方面,玛雅人和阿兹台克人率先利用树脂的特性作为制造橡胶类物质的基础。

而古希腊人则咀嚼由胶泥树树脂制成的胶泥口香糖,这种口香糖具有杀菌作用,被认为可用于保持口腔健康。

1860年代,美国肯塔基州的药剂师约翰-科尔根(John Colgan)发明了第一款调味口香糖。

然而,今天人们所熟知的现代口香糖是在19世纪60年代首次开发出来的,这要归功于发明家托马斯-亚当斯,他曾试图创造一种配方,用口香糖来制造轮胎,但由于没有成功,他就将口香糖变成了口香糖,这种口香糖至今仍在生产。

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口香糖是如何生产的?

如今,口香糖由塑料(胶基)、天然和合成树脂、糖、软化剂、天然和人工色素及香料组成。

此外,它还可能含有碳酸钙或硅酸镁、软化剂(植物油等化合物)、乳化剂和弹性体。 它是一种既不能摄取也不能溶于水的产品。

基本上,当树脂准备就绪时,将其放入锅中煮沸以去除水分,不断搅拌直至其呈嚼劲状,然后将其装入准备包装出售的格式中。

因此,口香糖是通过添加香精、色素和调味添加剂来改善口感和稠度的,每家公司都使用不同的配料,使口香糖具有个人特色。 如今,这种食品以不同的形式出现,口味各异,用途多样,如药用和牙用。

巴西是世界第三大口香糖生产国,年产量超过50,000吨,仅次于美国和中国。

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口香糖有益健康吗?

只要是无糖口香糖都是健康的。 这种习惯的主要好处之一是增加唾液分泌。 众所周知,唾液是我们牙齿的好帮手,因为除了清洁口腔外,它还能降低酸度。

无糖口香糖中含有一种叫做木糖醇的成分,它是一种天然甜味剂,被添加到各种产品中以保护牙齿,防止龋齿,并可作为糖的替代品。

唾液分泌的另一个关键因素是促进消化。 无糖口香糖中含有大量苯丙氨酸,这种物质具有润肠通便的特性,可刺激肠道蠕动。

然而,咀嚼口香糖可能对佩戴正畸牙套或美容贴面的人有害,因为口香糖会粘附在牙套或美容贴面上,导致牙套或美容贴面脱落。 如果对食用该产品有疑问,请向营养师寻求帮助。

John Brown

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