Food grade titanium dioxide, also known as edible titanium dioxide, commonly known as white pigment, is also used as a food whitening agent. It is non-toxic, tasteless and in white powder form. Food grade titanium dioxide is the best whitening agent among food whitening agents. Because of this characteristic, food grade titanium dioxide is often used in the fields of medicine, food and cosmetics. Although food grade titanium dioxide is considered non-toxic as an additive, experiments have shown that long-term intake may damage the ability of human small intestinal cells to absorb nutrients and resist bacteria.

Our country's GB2760-2014 stipulates that food grade titanium dioxide is used as a colorant. The US FDA considers it safe. It is often added to toothpaste and chocolate to increase texture, or used in foods such as donuts and skim milk to make them look brighter and more attractive. In addition, it is widely used as a white pigment in paints, paper and plastics, and is also added to sunscreen to resist ultraviolet rays.

What are the uses of food-grade titanium dioxide?

1. Pharmaceutical industry

In pharmaceutical preparations, it can be used as a white colorant to prepare film coating suspensions, sugar coatings and gelatin capsules. It can also be mixed with other colorants and used in skin preparations. It can also replace starch as a drug excipient.

2. Food industry

Used in candy coating, preserved fruits, jellies, chewing gum, non-sweetened solid beverages and concentrated solid beverages, milk-containing beverages, puffed foods. Preserved fruits (food chemicals), jams, salad dressings, mayonnaise and other foods that need to be whitened.

3. Cosmetics industry

Foundation, powder, sunscreen, eye shadow, lipstick, lip balm, toothpaste, cream, white soap.

Is food-grade titanium dioxide harmful?

Although titanium dioxide, a common food additive, is considered non-toxic, long-term intake may also damage the ability of human small intestinal cells to absorb nutrients and resist bacteria.

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