Sulfur for the fumigation of food

Sulfur in the fumigation process will combine with oxygen to produce sulfur dioxide, and sulfur dioxide with bleaching effect, so the main advantage of sulfur fumigation unscrupulous traders to bleaching or whitening of food.
Withered yellow bamboo shoots after caustic soda, hydrogen peroxide and sulfur treatment, will become white and looks very fresh and lovely. And after sulfur dioxide fumigation of bread because of the bleaching effect will become whiter. Therefore, fumigation of food through the sulfur, can be shoddy, their attractive appearance will attract more consumers.