Chaw humhalhna atana hman thin natural preservatives te i zir dawn teh ang.

Dawr atanga biscuit packet khat, jam jar khat emaw, sausage packet khat emaw i lak chuan a thil tel zingah hian ‘preservatives’ an tih mai i hmu ngei ang. A chang chuan hengte hi E number anga tarlan a ni. Heng preservatives te hi eng tak nge ni? Engvangin nge ei turah an dah belh? Kan taksa tan an tha lo em ni? Vawiinah hian mi tam takin heng zawhna an neihte hi han sawi mai ila.

Engvangin nge ei tur kan khawlkhawm a ngaih?

A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, preservatives hi ei tur a chhe thuai lohna tur thil a ni. An tel lo chuan kan ei tur tam zawk chu ni khat emaw ni hnih emaw chhungin a hmin ang a, a chhe ang a, a rimchhia ang.

Ngaihtuah teh, tun hma chuan kan pi leh pute hian thei hring siam nan chi an hmang a, pickle atan vinegar an hmang a, ei tur thlum (dodol, kevumu ang chi) te vawn that nan sugar leh khawizu an hmang bawk a, hei hi a chhan tak a ni. Hengte hi chutih laia thilsiam humhalh dan hman theihte chu a ni. An tih chu ei tur tichhetu leh min ti natu microorganisms , bacteria, yeast leh mold te lo thang lian zel chu tihtawp a ni.

Tunah chuan heng natural methods te bakah hian laboratory-a siam artificial preservatives te pawh food industry-ah an hmang nasa hle. Chungte chu ei leh inah chauh ni lovin, i hman thin cosmetics leh damdawi thenkhatah pawh dah tel a ni. An shelf life tihpun nan an hmang thin.

Heng natural preservatives te hi engte nge ni?

Natural preservatives, a hming ang bawkin, natural source atanga lo chhuak a ni. Chu chu thing leh mau, rannung, fungi, a nih loh leh algae ang chi thil a\angin a ni. Laboratory-a artificial taka siam an ni lo.

Kan nitin nunah kan hman tam tak hi thilsiam (natural preservative) a ni.

• Salt: Sa leh sangha vawt leh pickle na atana hman ber a ni.
• Sugar: Sugar hian jam, cordial, leh toffee ang chi thilte chu a humhim thei a ni.
• Vinegar: A chhunga acetic acid hian microorganisms te chu a tipung thei lo. Pickles atan a pawimawh hle.
• Citric Acid: Lemon, orange, leh grapefruit ang chi thei chi hrang hrangah a pianphungah a awm. Chaw ei turah a thlum a belhchhah a, thei cut (apple ang chi) pawh a rawn sen loh nan a veng bawk.
• Rosemary Extract: Hei hi antioxidant chak tak a ni. Hei hian chaw thau tak tak (sausages, sa) te chu a rancid loh nan leh a rancid loh nan a veng tihna a ni.
• Thlai extract dang leh essential oils: Cinnamon leh cloves ang chi thil rimtui-a awm oil te hian preservative property an nei bawk.

Heng bakah hian ei leh in thiamna lamah pawh `Chitosan` (ramsa chi hrang hrang, crab leh shrimps te hnim atanga lak chhuah) leh `Bacteriocins` (bacteria \angkai tak tak siam) te hi natural preservative atan an hmang bawk.

Natural leh synthetic material te hi eng nge an danglamna?

An pahnih hian an thil tum ber chu ei tur a chhiat loh nan ni mah se, an inkarah hian danglamna chiang tak tak a awm. Table pakhat puihnain i hrethiam ang u.

Synthetic materials hi a hlauhawm tak tak em?

Mi tam tak chuan artificial preservatives chungchangah hian an hlauthawng hle. Dik tak chuan zirchianna thenkhatah chuan nghawng tha lo tak tak a awm tih hmuhchhuah a ni. Entirnan, nitrates thenkhat chu cancer thlentu a ni thei a, dye leh benzoate thenkhat chu naupangte hyperactivity nen a inzawm thei bawk.

Mahse hetah hian hriatthiam tur pawimawh tak a awm. Heng thilte hi ei turah hian a tlem hle a, a him tawkin dah a ni. Food company-te chuan heng dante hi khauh taka an zawm a ngai a ni. Chuvangin kan ei leh in pangngai atanga harsatna lian tham kan thlen theihna chance a tlem hle.

Mahse, chaw chi khat i ei hnua allergy, vun rawng, a nih loh leh thil dang danglam tak i neih chuan chu chaw chhunga thil pakhat chu i allergy a ni thei. Chutiang hunah chuan doctor nen inbiakna neih a tha ber.

Preservatives te hlawkna

Hengte that lohna thenkhat sawi mah ila, preservative atanga hlawkna kan hmuh tam tak pawh a awm bawk.

1. Food Safety: Sa leh sangha-a lo awm thei natna hrik hlauhawm tak tak, botulism ang chi venna hmangin ei leh in atanga natna laka min venghim a ni.

2. Chaw bawlhhlawh tihtlem: Chaw ei tur chu rei zawk dah theih a nih avangin phurh leh dahkhawm laia ei tur bawlhhlawh chu nasa takin a tlahniam a ni.

3. Ei tur man tlawm: Ei tur bawlhhlawh a tlem a, mass production a tih theih avangin kum khat chhungin ei tur chi hrang hrang man tlawm takin kan hmu thei a ni.

4e Nutritional preservation: Preservative thenkhat, a bik takin antioxidant te hian ei tur a vitamin leh nutrient te oxidation leh tihchhiat a veng a.