Silica Gel Desiccants

Silica Gel can be used for various purposes. Silica gel is a good desiccant. Definitely, you must have seen the tiny silica gel packets along with the boxes of gadgets, shoe boxes and many other objects for daily use.

Silica Gel is not used for consumption but it is used as a good moisture absorber. However, we can safely use silica gel in food containers to keep our things fresh for long days. There should be a warning on the top of the silica gel packets, that have been given to the consumers not to consume silica gel in order to stave off from health issues in the long run. 

Silica Gel

Although silica gel desiccant is unsafe to eat, still the manufacturer of silica gel recommend customers to not ingest it. Before using silica gel, you should always read a note provided to all the readers, notifying that silica gel is safe and highly effectual to keep food items fresh.

Silica gel can be used to protect special food items such as dried fruits or herbs, spice drawers, Brown sugar that generally tend to clump up along with potatoes, onions and sprouted vegetables are apt to keep the food-related items fresh for many days.

The appropriate method to store food for a lengthy period of time is to use a multi-barrier system. This system safeguards food from natural elements. Silica Gel when doped is traced in a moisture indicator that changes its color from the anhydrous state to a hydrated state.

Silica gel Desiccants are available in different colors such as White, Orange, and Blue. Common indicators are cobalt chloride and methyl. Orange color silica gel also has beads that are used especially in the drying process, foodstuffs, electric appliances, industrial gases and so on. One can use this gel by combining it with other silica gel or you can use the gel independently.