連結:海鹽可能成為食品中的真菌孢子來源(食力)
美國康乃爾大學的最新研究中,收集了市售的7種海鹽,將海鹽以水溶解後過濾並進行培養、鑑定品種。結果顯示,所有的海鹽樣品都成功培養出了真菌,7種海鹽樣品合計分離出了85株真菌,而這些菌株中也包含了的可能會產生真菌毒素的 Aspergillus niger、A. fumigatus、Penicillium camemberti 等菌株。
研究團隊認為,從所有的海鹽都分離出真菌的事實之中,顯示出海鹽是很有可能成為食品引入病原菌的來源之一。若海鹽會被用在調味料用途,尤其是不再加熱的食物。像是乾醃肉品(dry-cured meat)如生火腿等,使用了海鹽調味後,仍有一段時間的存放,就有可能讓海鹽中的真菌孢子萌發,造成腐敗,甚至在真菌生長時產生真菌毒素,危害健康。
連結:Sea salts as a potential source of food spoilage fungi.
連結:Sea salts bring potentially harmful mold to the table, researchers find
At the levels discovered in the study, about 1.7 spores per gram, you’re not risking your health by sprinkling sea salt on food you are about to eat. But big problems may result when sea salts are used at home or industrially to make cured meats, fermented pickles or brined cheeses that mature over time, when molds introduced with sea salt can begin to grow and spoil food, maybe even rendering it toxic.
小編評:海鹽或許天然,但健不健康可不一定喔~(食力好文,請點連結看完整內容喔!)