With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the use of silicone products in our daily lives is becoming more and more common. Compared to plastic products, silicone products are more environmentally friendly and in line with people's green and healthy living philosophy. In fact, many materials used in daily life are replaced by silicone products.

Do you still only have a superficial understanding of silicone products? The material of silicone products is essentially silicone, and silicone is also graded, such as medical grade silicone, industrial grade silicone, high-temperature resistant silicone, food grade silicone, and so on. The material of silicone products used in our daily lives is food grade silicone.

Do you know how to distinguish food grade silicone? Learn these tips to easily handle food grade silicone identification.

Secret 1: Smell the scent method. Bring the silicone product close to your nose and smell it. The one with a pungent odor is ordinary silicone, while the other is food grade silicone. Ordinary silicone has a pungent odor and is not environmentally friendly. Food grade silicone is non-toxic and odorless, and belongs to the category of environmentally friendly silicone.

Secret 2: Strong pulling method. Taking a silicone tube as an example, hold both ends of the tube with your hand and pull it vigorously in the opposite direction. If it turns white and can still smell a pungent smell, it indicates that it is ordinary silicone, while on the contrary, it is food grade silicone. (Sometimes it won't turn white when pulled up, as the manufacturer produces by-products during the vulcanization process, resulting in a faint odor. However, it is also food grade silicone, which will not affect product quality and can be eliminated by itself.).

Secret three: Baking method. Except for special silicone, ordinary silicone can only withstand temperatures up to around 150 degrees Celsius, while food grade silicone can withstand temperatures up to 250 degrees Celsius and can withstand temperatures up to 350 degrees Celsius in a short period of time.

Food grade silicone has the characteristics of non-toxic, odorless, high-temperature resistance, stable chemical properties, and high transparency. The silicone products produced will not turn yellow over time. However, the performance of ordinary silicone is not as good. Products made with this type of silicone not only have a strong odor, but also exhibit yellowing or dark lines over time.