Is combustible noodles really scary? Yesterday, a website conducted a sampling experiment to prove that the ability of noodles to be ignited is determined by the nature of the flour, and whether noodles can be burned cannot be used to determine whether they are qualified. The practice of "burning noodles before eating" is meaningless, and "eating noodles is equivalent to eating plastic bags" is even more a rumor.

From the netizens' experiments, in fact, not only noodles but also Mantou can be burned. The main components of flour are starch and protein, both of which are flammable, and flour naturally also burns. Since noodles are inherently flammable, it would be inappropriate to judge whether they contain additives or are toxic based on whether they are burned or not.
At the same time, experiments have also shown that whether there is a pungent odor during the combustion of flour products, whether there is ash hardening after combustion, etc., are also related to the protein content in the noodles, the combustion method, etc. This is enough to indicate that it is impossible to determine whether the noodles are safe or toxic if they are flammable.

Noodles were originally flammable, which is scientific knowledge. However, why did the rumors of "combustible noodles are toxic" and the use of "burned noodles" to judge the quality of noodles spread wildly in the short term? This reflects a common phenomenon in the field of food hygiene and safety at present.

Noodles were originally flammable, stemming from the obscurity of scientific knowledge and people's behavioral judgment. However, the lack of widespread knowledge is not the main reason. Nowadays, safety incidents occur frequently in the field of food hygiene, and each one is a source of fear and concern. The improper and unethical behavior of individual individuals in the food product production industry also makes people deeply worried about food safety in reality at all times. It is precisely this growing sense of anxiety that sometimes leads to a security panic of "panic".

Noodles were originally flammable, but common sense was vague, leading to a deviation in public awareness. Faced with this social reality, we not only need to take measures to popularize basic scientific knowledge, awaken society's correct understanding and rational response to daily food hygiene and safety, but also need scientific supervision and intervention in place. If the relevant food safety regulatory authorities always promptly and timely disclose relevant authoritative information about people's concerns, and accumulate credibility in daily work, the public will not mistake common sense as a hidden danger.