IMPORTANCE OF ALUMINOSILICATE MINERALS IN SAFE FOOD PRODUCTION
Milan Adamović, Mirjana Stojanović,
Mirko Grubišić, Deana Ileš, Jelena Milojković
Institute for Technology
of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Belgrade, Serbia
m.adamovic@itnms.ac.rs
In
this paper certain natural minerals (zeolite, apatite, diatomite, sepiolite,
kaolin etc.) are
emphasized, thanks to their physical and chemical characteristics, in
natural or modified/refined form, they can be very good adsorbents of:
mycotoxins, toxic metals, radionuclide, ammonia and other unacceptable
matters. They can help by providing nutrients to plants and animals.
Eminently there are certain convictions that particular aluminosilicate
minerals, because of high content of SiO2 and convenient
content of pH, can be used for drying and storage protection of wheat from
insects. Although they react slower than synthetic insecticides, main
benefit for their apply as inert farrows is that they have natural source
and that they have non-toxic influence on mammals. It is concluded that
aluminosilicate minerals lessen or eliminate detrimental influence of
suppressive factors. Those factors destruct reproductive capabilities and
helth of herbs and animals, also quality of their products. According to
this aluminosilicate minerals are contributing to the production of food
with high quality and safety and environmental protection.
Key words: safe
food; harmful matters; aluminosilicate
raw mineral materials; soil; plants; animals
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