First, the classification of all kinds of moon cakes is clarified, and the basic contents of all kinds of moon cake fillings are stipulated, which is helpful to improve the quality of moon cakes. For example, Cantonese moon cakes are divided into nuts, meat and poultry products, aquatic products, sand, coconuts, fruits, fruity flavors, jams, egg yolks and others. At the same time, it also stipulates the basic content of each moon cake. For example, it is stipulated that meat birds should not be less than 5% of the total stuffing; Nut moon cakes, in which the content of nuts is not less than 20% of the total filling. As we all know, almonds, walnuts, melon seeds, sesame seeds and so on are rich in protein and unsaturated fatty acids, which are health foods with the same origin of medicine and food. Increasing their content not only helps to reduce the sugar content of moon cakes, improve the taste, but also increases the nutritional value of moon cakes. The regulations on the basic contents of each kind of moon cake provide a basis for cracking down on counterfeiting and protect the interests of legitimate manufacturers. Of course, for those companies that are used to cutting corners and making fakes, it also binds their hands and feet. The scientific classification of moon cakes provides ideas for enterprises to develop new products. There are thousands of kinds of moon cakes, and the standard adopts the method of analysis and induction, and classifies these kinds according to formula, technology and characteristics. Mooncake manufacturers can be inspired by the classification, and can add auxiliary materials appropriately, change the shape and make new varieties.
Secondly, the indicators of all kinds of moon cakes are relatively scientific and reasonable. A lot of investigation and research were done when making the standards of moon cakes. It was found that the taste and internal structure of moon cakes were related to the materials used in moon cakes, and the physical and chemical indicators were an objective reflection of the materials used in moon cakes. Therefore, the moon cake series standard lists the physical and chemical indexes of all kinds of moon cakes, and the data comes from the measured values of moon cakes from various manufacturers; Considering the development of new varieties of moon cakes and the consumption level in various regions, the index value is wide, and the upper limit of total sugar content of moon cakes is also stipulated. In addition, the standard also stipulates the sensory requirements of all kinds of moon cakes, which is beneficial for consumers to choose moon cakes according to the standard and for merchants to accept moon cakes.
Third, the name of the moon cake is specified. In recent years, some manufacturers have not made great efforts on the quality of moon cakes, but changed the names of moon cakes, such as mocha moon cakes, jinyu moon cakes and gold moon cakes. Consumers don't know why they are stuffed inside. Article 8. 1. 1 of the Cantonese mooncake standard stipulates that mooncake products should "indicate product attributes". Article 8. 1.2 stipulates that I "When sugar is completely replaced by sweetener; Then the naming of moon cakes should include appropriate instructions. " Article 8. 1.3 specifies the name of mixed moon cakes. When several mooncake products are mixed in a box, the variety of mooncakes in the box should be marked after the "new name", "strange name", "brand name" or "trademark name". At this time, you can fully reflect consumers' right to know with a total ingredient that includes all products, or each product's own ingredient.
The influence of moon cake standards on the future moon cake market;
The introduction of moon cake standards will be beneficial to the nutrition of products, and healthy moon cakes will gradually become the mainstream of the market; In recent years, many consumers complain that moon cakes are not delicious, especially young people, because they are too sweet. Some old people reported that the moon cakes they ate when they were children can't be eaten now. This cannot but attract the attention of mooncake manufacturers.
Before 1980s, most of the fillings produced by moon cakes were prepared by the manufacturers themselves, and each factory had its own characteristics. After 1990s, the stuffing gradually formed industrial production, which provided convenience for mooncake manufacturers, which was a great progress. However, limited by the production level at that time, the mass-produced moon cake fillings were mainly rongsha, jam and fruity sauce fillings. Many mooncake manufacturers bought ready-made fillings for convenience, so that more than 70% of Cantonese mooncakes supplied on the market two years ago were these mooncakes. The sugar content of these kinds of moon cakes is relatively high, such as the total sugar content of lotus seed paste and bean paste is generally around 40%, while the total sugar content of some jam and fruity sauce stuffing exceeds 50%; It stands to reason that the sugar content of Wuren moon cake is relatively low. Because the price per kilogram of walnuts, melon seeds, almonds and plums in fillings is much higher than that in 25 yuan, and the sugar content per kilogram is lower than that in 4 yuan, some enterprises reduce the content of five-kernel fruit in five-kernel moon cakes and add more sugar, so that the total sugar reaches 45%. No wonder many consumers say that moon cakes are too sweet for young people to be interested in. In addition, some manufacturers resort to deceit and mix white beans or potatoes in lotus seed paste; The stuffing made of wax gourd and sugar with pigment and essence is called strawberry; You like low sugar. They added saccharin or sodium cyclamate to bean paste and preservatives to prevent mildew and accidents, which further caused the reputation of moon cakes to decline. However, this phenomenon will be changed this year due to the introduction of mooncake industry standards. The industry standard of moon cakes stipulates the total sugar content of moon cakes, such as Cantonese moon cakes with nuts not exceeding 38% and lotus seed paste not exceeding 44%.
The new moon cake standard classifies moon cakes, defines the definition of each type of moon cakes and the lower line of the main raw material content, and determines the index value according to the category, which fully embodies the characteristics of all kinds of moon cakes and broadens the thinking for the development of new moon cakes. The moon cake standard will promote the production enterprises to maintain the traditional characteristics of moon cakes, develop nutritious and healthy moon cakes, curb the acts of counterfeiting, deteriorating moon cake recipes and cutting corners, and protect the moon cake production enterprises that insist on honest production. Therefore, many moon cake production brand enterprises applauded when they heard the news. Because almond, melon seeds, Chinese fir, olive seeds, sesame seeds, pine nuts, medlar, red dates and other products have high nutritional value, some of them also have the function of medicine and food. This year, many mooncake manufacturers try their best to use these raw materials to produce healthy mooncakes.
It is understood that the total sugar content of high-quality Wuren moon cakes made by some enterprises is only 26%, which reflects the modern diet concept of low sugar and high protein. The latest scientific research shows that increasing the potassium content and decreasing the sodium content in human cells can reduce the possibility of normal cells becoming abnormal, and even make the generated cancer cells turn into normal cells. Therefore, we should eat more foods rich in potassium and low in sodium. For example, the potassium content of pumpkin is 360 times that of sodium, and that of jujube is 580 times. Therefore, some mooncake manufacturers are developing mooncakes made of pumpkins and red dates. However, the yield of fruity moon cakes with high sugar content will be significantly reduced.
Influence of moon cake standard on enterprise production plan;
The introduction of moon cake standards will promote the rationalization of the planning and arrangement of moon cake production enterprises, so as to sell fixed production and avoid backlog. In the past, some mooncake manufacturers started to produce mooncakes 40-50 days in advance, and stopped production 10 day before Mid-Autumn Festival. In order to prevent the moon cakes from becoming moldy, it is illegal to put the produced moon cakes into the cold storage and stamp the production date before sale, or some stamp the production date in advance.
The new moon cake standard reiterates that "the production date of mixed packaged moon cakes is based on the earliest production date of moon cakes." Enterprises shall not forge or tamper with the production date, shelf life and shelf life. "Therefore, this year, some large producers of moon cakes were conducting research and planning as early as the beginning of March to determine their product positioning and formulate scientific and reasonable production plans. For example, Shanghai Guanshengyuan Food Company takes the way of going out and inviting in, emphasizing market research. In mid-March, relevant experts were invited to discuss the production varieties, packaging, consumer demand and market trends of moon cakes this year, so as to determine the production plan of moon cakes.