Gishiri na iya rinjayar dandano, launi, da rubutu na abinci
Gishiri shine watakila mafi sanannun sanannun matsayi a matsayin wakili na abinci da mai daɗin ci. An yi amfani dashi don adana abinci har shekaru dubbai kuma shine kayan yaji mafi yawan gaske, amma gishiri yana taka wasu, raƙuman sananne a cikin abincin da muke ci: Yana da muhimmancin gina jiki, yana samar da dandano da rubutu, kuma yana inganta launi . Saboda wadannan dalilai, ana amfani da gishiri a samar da abinci, wanda shine dalilin da ya sa abun ciki na sodium na abinci mai sarrafawa yana da yawa.
Salt a matsayin Abincin Abinci
Naman daji da sauran kayan abinci shine mafi tsofaffin hanyoyin adana abincin , kuma an yi amfani da shi kafin amfani dashi. Gishiri yayi aiki mai mahimmanci ta hanyar zubar da ruwa daga abinci, saboda ƙwayoyin microbes waɗanda zasu iya ganimar kayan abinci suna buƙatar inji suyi girma. Yawancin cututtuka masu cutar cututtuka kuma basu iya girma a gaban gishiri.
Lokacin da gishiri ya haxa da ruwa an kira shi brine. Brining yana cin abinci a cikin wannan ruwa mai salted kuma an yi amfani da ita don adanawa da kuma dandano abincin (tsire-tsire ne nau'i na brining).
Gishiri a matsayin Ƙarƙashin Rubutu
Yawancin mutane basu gane cewa gishiri yana taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen samar da rubutu a cikin abinci ba. Lokacin yin yisti gurasa , adadin gishiri yana rinjayar yaduwar yisti da gishiri, duka biyu zasu shafi tasirin karshe na burodi. Gishiri yana da babban tasiri a kan gelatinisation na sunadarai, wanda yakan faru a cikin samar da cuku da kuma irin nau'o'in nama irin su tsiran alade, bologna, da naman alade.
A cikin kayan sarrafa nama, gishiri yana taimakawa riƙe danshi, saboda haka an rage yawan mai mai. An yi amfani da lu'ulu'u gishiri mai girma don ƙara rubutu mai laushi, kamar yadda pretzels yake.
Salt a matsayin Flavor Enhancer
Gishiri yana aiki a hanyoyi masu yawa don inganta dandano abinci. Ba wai kawai abincin dandano mai "salty" daya daga cikin mafi yawan mutane da ake so ba, amma gishiri na iya shafar sauran abubuwa masu dandano, kamar su mai dadi da haɗari.
A cikin ƙananan yawa, gishiri zai kara ƙanshi kuma an sabili da haka sau da yawa an yayyafa shi a kan 'ya'yan itace ko kuma kara da su kamar candel. Gishiri na iya ƙin yarda da dadin dandano a cikin abinci-gishiri yana amfani da shi da kayan lambu da 'ya'yan zaitun na "de-bitter". Gishiri zai taimaka wajen saki wasu kwayoyin cikin abinci, da kawo wasu abubuwan dandano na sinadarai da kuma samar da abinci mafi ƙarancin.
Salt a matsayin tushen Abincin
Kodayake mafi yawan jama'ar Amirka sun cinye sodium da yawa, yana da gina jiki wanda ke da muhimmanci ga rayuwa. Gishiri mai kyau na gishiri ya kunshi kusan kashi 40 cikin sodium da kashi 60 na chlorine. Yawancin salts na tebur a Amurka sunyi amfani da aidin iodine akan su don hana karancin iodine. Hanyoyin da ke ciki na iya haifar da cututtuka na thyroid, ciki har da masu goiters.
Salt a matsayin Binder
Saboda gishiri yana taimakawa wajen samar da gel-gel, ana iya amfani dashi azaman wakili. Lokacin da aka ƙara gishiri zuwa abinci irin su tsiran alade ko wasu kayan naman da aka sarrafa, yana haifar da gyare-gyaren sunadarin sunadarai sannan sai su riƙe samfurin tare.
Gishiri a matsayin Ƙaƙwalwar Launi
Sakamakon launi mai yawa da aka sarrafa, irin su naman alade ko karnuka masu zafi, shi ne sashi saboda gishiri. Kasancewar gishiri yana taimaka wajen inganta da kuma kula da launi, ko na wucin gadi ko na halitta, kuma yana hana shi daga juya launin toka ko muddy.
Gishiri yana ƙara caramelization a gurasar burodi, taimakawa wajen haifar da launin zinari.