Hydroxypropyl MethylCellulose E464

Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC) polymer Semi-synthetic ne wanda aka samo daga cellulose.Ana amfani da shi a cikin masana'antar abinci azaman ƙari na abinci tare da lambar E464.

Ana yin HPMC ta hanyar magance cellulose tare da haɗin alkali da etherification agents, wanda ke haifar da maye gurbin wasu ƙungiyoyin hydroxyl a kan kwayoyin cellulose tare da hydroxypropyl da methyl kungiyoyin.Matsayin maye yana ƙayyade kaddarorin HPMC da aka samu, kamar su solubility da kaddarorin gelation.

A cikin abinci, ana amfani da HPMC azaman mai kauri, emulsifier, da stabilizer, a tsakanin sauran ayyuka.Ana iya amfani da shi don inganta yanayin kayan abinci kamar miya, tufa, da kayan gasa.Hakanan ana amfani da HPMC azaman sutura don allunan da capsules a cikin masana'antar harhada magunguna, da kuma samar da kulawar mutum da kayan kwalliya.

HPMC gabaɗaya ana ɗaukarsa lafiya don amfani kuma hukumomin da yawa masu tsari a duniya sun amince da amfani da su a abinci, gami da Hukumar Abinci da Magunguna ta Amurka (FDA) da Hukumar Kare Abinci ta Turai (EFSA).Koyaya, kamar yadda yake tare da duk abubuwan ƙari na abinci, yana da mahimmanci a yi amfani da HPMC daidai da matakan da aka ba da shawarar don tabbatar da amincin sa.