Nowadays, every commercial area, flea market, department store, street food must have a Japanese restaurant. Almost every sushi restaurant must have a menu with

as an ingredient, such as

don, shrimp roe sold in our country is not made from

, but from flying fish eggs that are orange-red.

Or eggs of roe that are pale orange.

Some manufacturers or sellers may dye other colors to make

attractive to consumers.

If dyed with natural dyes such as green from wasabi

black from the ink of the squid

no problem

But if using synthetic food coloring

Please be careful of danger.

Even according to Thai law, it is allowed to use.

but if using too much

Or more than the law will cause harm to consumers, such as causing problems with the food absorption system.

Destroy the digestive system in the stomach

If accumulated for a long time

May injure the liver and kidneys.

The Food Institute randomly sampled 5 shrimp roe samples from 5 Japanese restaurants.

districts in Bangkok

Eight synthetic food colorings were analyzed: Asorubine/Carmoisin, Brilliant Blue FCF, Erythrocin, Fast Green FC. F, Indigotine, Ponzo 4 R, Sunset Yellow FCF and Tartrazine. Results showed that the use of Ponzo 4 R (red) Sunset Yellow A was found. FCF (yellow) in shrimp roe samples and two samples with Sunset Yellow FCF exceeding the standard.

According to Thai standards, the use of Sunset Yellow FCF color in fish roe is not more than 300 mg/kg.

It is recommended that you eat but do not eat too much for your body's safety.

Thai Rath+Food Institute for food safety project