apple cider or apple cider vinegar healthy food It has a sour taste and a unique aroma of apples. Commonly used as an ingredient in salad dressings. Or diluted and mixed into various beverages to drink for health. Because apple cider contains antioxidants. Helps reduce the risk of cancer. Reduce blood sugar levels Lower blood pressure Prevent heart disease and stroke. However, if apple cider production uses inferior quality raw materials that are not clean, it may be contaminated with a toxin called patulin. Patulin is a toxin from a fungus that occur naturally Often found in rotting fruits such as apples, pears, blueberries, cherries, peaches, plums, strawberries. and mulberry If the apples used as raw material are contaminated with a fungus that can produce the toxin patulin, It will thrive. Add a large quantity Until causing the production of patulin toxins to contaminate apples. When apples are squeezed, the toxin patulin can be contaminated in the apple juice. Even though apple juice goes through a pasteurization process. and fermentation process cannot destroy all patulin toxins. As a result, patulin toxins are still found contaminated in apple cider when patulin toxins are entered into the body. Will cause nausea and vomiting and may affect the nervous system. and may cause cancer According to the announcement of the Ministry of Public Health regarding food standards that contain contaminants, apple juice is ready to drink. The maximum contamination of Patulin toxin was found to be no more than 50 micrograms per kilogram. The Food Institute collected four imported apple cider samples and one domestically produced apple cider sample from a supermarket in Bangkok. To analyze the amount of patulin toxin contamination. Thairath + Food Institute, Food Safety Project, click to read column “It comes with food.” More
