Main > Nutritional supplements> Aluminosilicate

Aluminosilicate

Aluminosilicate concerns to group of silicates with the silicon content and aluminum. There are natural and syntheticПриродный алюмосиликат aluminosilicates. Natural types represent minerals in crust, and synthetic aluminosilicates receive in the chemical way by means of hydrothermal synthesis.

Receiving aluminosilicate and its property

Aluminosilicate has an appearance of small powder of the yellow-white shade which does not have a smell, insoluble in water, but decaying at interaction with hydrofluoric acid.

Aluminosilicates are spars of field type (albite, an orthoclase, etc.), mica and minerals of clay type.

Aluminosilicates were widely used in the food industry where their properties directed to an obstacle to rolling and balling up of foodstuff and ingredients are most effectively shown. Also this connection has properties of clarification and division of loose products.

Aluminosilicate has characteristic earth smack, has no impurity and can be combined with other types of silicates.

Aluminosilicate use

In the food industry aluminosilicate is marked as E 559 nutritional supplement and used in dry products, powders and mixes.

Apply aluminosilicate at production of dry dairy products (milk, cream, etc.), and also granulated sugar, icing sugar, edible salt, spices and seasonings. This silicate can be a part of substitute of salt with similar to a natural product properties.

This emulsifier is added to structure of cheeses, and also to cheese semi-finished products which in the cut look turn in a foil.

According to technological instructions and sanitary and epidemiologic norms E 559 nutritional supplement can be a part of dietary supplements, sugar tablets, confectionery and preserved foods.

AluminosilicatesСинтетический алюмосиликат use in winemaking, line production, butter manufacture, production of fruit juice and starch.

In Europe apply aluminosilicates in the medical and cosmetic purposes. They are added to ointments and medical gels, white clay, medicines and cream. Aluminosilicate can contain in sterns and vitamin supplements for animals and birds.

As supportive application these silicates apply at production of packagings, packages and paper products.

Contraindications and restrictions in use

Aluminosilicates need to be used in strictly limited quantity as they can do serious harm to health of the person. Use in the food industry of this additive is authorized in many countries of Europe, including in England, Russia, France, Ukraine, etc.

 
 
Whether you know that:

Scientists from the Oxford university conducted a number of researches during which they came to a conclusion that vegetarianism can be harmful to a human brain as leads to decrease in its weight. Therefore scientists recommend not to exclude completely from the diet fish and meat.