Can dry ice be eaten?

Dry ice is a solid crystal made from carbon dioxide. It has many uses and is an indispensable material in modern life. People often use dry ice to help preserve food ingredients, and also use dry ice to help beautify entertainment stage effects, etc. Dry ice is easy to make and has a wide range of uses, so many people are very interested in it. Is dry ice edible? Let’s take a look at the explanation below, I hope everyone can understand it.

It can be eaten, but only as a supplement to other foods and not directly. Generally used in the following two aspects:

1. Add dry ice cubes to wine, cocktails or drinks. It will be cool and delicious when you drink it, and the glass will be filled with smoke, which is very pleasant.

2. Add dry ice when making ice cream to prevent it from melting easily. Dry ice is particularly suitable for refrigerating and transporting take-out ice cream.

The reason why dry ice cannot be eaten directly is not because it is poisonous, but because the temperature of dry ice is -78℃. If you put dry ice directly into your mouth, the consequences will be very serious because the low temperature will severely frostbite the throat and esophagus. The large amount of carbon dioxide gas emitted by dry ice will also be discharged into the body, causing breathing difficulties or even suffocation. Dry ice cannot be eaten directly.

Dry ice is used to make delicious food. Dry ice is placed around the food. When it is heated, it melts and sublimates to form a large amount of smoke effect. This creates a warm, romantic and dreamy effect for the guests while they are tasting the food. Because dry ice does not produce water during sublimation, it will not contaminate the food.

In addition to being used to make delicious food, dry ice can also be put in drinks. You can put a small amount of dry ice in the drink, and smoke will immediately appear in the water, which is very beautiful. There will be smoke above the water, and you can taste it with a straw. It can have a chilling effect and is a good way to cool down in the summer.

Dry ice blasting removes the mold release layer and residual materials on the mold. This accumulated dirt can be easily removed when the mold is at high temperature and online. This cleaning method can reduce the downtime due to cleaning by 80%-95%. Since the cleaning process is non-abrasive, the dimensions of the precision mold will not be damaged. In addition, the "micropores" can be opened and cleaned, so there is no need to drill exhaust holes manually.