There is no dearth of beer lovers in the world. In the summer season, you will often find people having beer parties on weekends. But do you know that such an element is found in this beer, which has now scared the whole world. Let us know how much effect this nitrosamine has on our body. Along with this, let us also know where does it come from in beer.
How dangerous are nitrosamines
European health experts did a research some time ago and found that the element nitrosamine found in beer and processed meat is the cause of many types of cancer. Nitrosamine plays a major role in cancer of lungs, brain, liver, kidney, throat and stomach. European Union health experts have said that if nitrosamine continues to enter your body, then your chances of getting cancer may be higher than that of a normal person. Let us now know where nitrosamine comes from in beer.
Where does nitrosamine come from in beer?
If you think that nitrosamine is a chemical that beer manufacturing companies add to beer separately, then you are wrong. Actually, nitrosamine is formed automatically in beer during its production. If we understand the process of its formation, then it starts when nitrate or nitrite compounds react with compounds called amines.
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Let us tell you, amines are obtained from hops and other ingredients present in beer. Whereas, the source of nitrate or nitrite is usually water, which is used while making beer. In simple language, nitrosamines are formed due to the reaction of compounds during chemical processes at the time of making beer.
and understand in easy language
Actually, the main source of nitrosamines in beer is the malting process. That is, when grains are malted to make beer, this process at high temperature converts nitrogen-containing compounds into amines. Apart from this, when beer is cooked i.e. heated, then nitrogen-containing compounds turn into nitrosamines.
However, beer manufacturing companies use various techniques to control it. The amount of nitrosamine is very low in expensive beer, whereas the amount of nitrosamine is high in cheap beers. This is because, so much care is not taken in the process of making cheap beers.
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