Learn about Food Additives
Shopping was easy when most food came from farms. Now, factory-made foods have made chemical additives a significant part of our diet. And don’t forget to cut back on sugar and In general, it’s best to avoid the following ingredients: salt, which cause more • Sodium nitrite harm than all the other • Saccharin, Aspartame, Acesulfame-K additives combined. • Caffeine • Olestra • Food Dyes
Safe DELTA-LACTONE, MAGNESIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE The additive appears safe. GLUCONATE, SODIUM GLUCONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE ZINC GLUCONATE PYRIDOXINE (Vit B6) ACETIC ACID GLYCERIN (GLYCEROL) RIBOFLAVIN (Vit B2) ADIPIC ACID GUANOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE SILICON DIOXIDE, SILICA, CALCIUM AIR (GMP, DISODIUM GUANYLATE) SILICATE ALGINATE HELIUM SODIUM CARBOXY- ALPHA TOCOPHEROL (Vit E) HIGH-MALTOSE CORN SYRUP METHYLCELLULOSE (CMC) AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE (IMP, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, AMYLASE DISODIUM INOSINATE) ERYTHORBIC ACID, SODIUM ASCORBIC ACID (Vit C) INULIN ISOASCORBATE ASCORBYL PALMITATE ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, TEXTURED SODIUM PECTINATE BETA-CAROTENE VEGETABLE PROTEIN SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE CALCIUM PROPIONATE LACTIC ACID SORBIC ACID CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE LECITHIN SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE CARBON DIOXIDE (CARBONATED MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS STARCH AND MODIFIED STARCH WATER) MALIC ACID STEARIC ACID CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE MALTODEXTRIN STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT (REBIANA) (CMC, CELLULOSE GUM), SODIUM MALTOTAME SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES TARTARIC ACID, POTASSIUM ACID CELLULOSE, AND RELATED NATAMYCIN (PIMARCIN) TARTRATE, SODIUM POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS NEOTAME TARTRATE, SODIUM TARTRATE CASTOREUM NIACIN (Vit B3) TAURINE CITRIC ACID NISIN THAUMATIN CYSTEINE NITROUS OXIDE THIAMIN MONONITRATE (Vit B1) DATEM OAT FIBER, WHEAT FIBER TORULA YEAST DEXTRIN OLIGOFRUCTOSE TRIACETIN (GLYCEROL DIACYLGLYCEROL PANTOTHENIC ACID (AND SODIUM TRIACETATE) EDTA PANTOTHENATE) VANILLIN, ETHYL VANILLIN ERYTHORBIC ACID PAPAIN VEGETABLE OIL STEROLS ERYTHRITOL PECTIN (AND SODIUM PECTINATE) VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN) FERROUS GLUCONATE PHOSPHORIC ACID VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE) FOOD-STARCH, MODIFIED PHYTOSTEROLS AND VITAMIN D (D3) FUMARIC ACID PHYTOSTANOLS VITAMIN E (ALPHA TOCOPHEROL) GELATIN POLYGLYCEROL YELLOW PRUSSIATE OF SODA GINSENG POLYRICINOLEATE(PGPR) GLUCONIC ACID, GLUCONO POLYSORBATE 60
This information is provided by Centers for Science in the Public Interest. (https://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm) Cut Back Certain People Should Avoid Not toxic, but large amounts may be unsafe May trigger an acute, allergic reaction, or promote bad nutrition. intolerance, or other problems.
CORN SYRUP ANNATTO DEXTROSE (CORN SUGAR, GLUCOSE) BENZOIC ACID FRUCTOSE CAFFEINE HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP CARMINE/COCHINEAL HYDROGENATATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE (HSH) CARRAGEENAN INVERT SUGAR CASEIN ISOMALT GUARANA LACTITOL GUMS: ARABIC, FURCELLERAN, MALTITOL GHATTI, GUAR, KARAYA, LOCUST BEAN, MANNITOL TRAGACANTH, XANTHAN POLYDEXTROSE HVP (HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN) SALATRIM LACTOSE SALT MSG (MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE) SORBITOL MYCOPROTEIN/QUORN SUCROSE QUININE SUGAR SODIUM BENZOATE TAGATOSE SODIUM BISULFITE XYLITOL SODIUM CASEINATE SULFITES SULFUR DIOXIDE Caution May pose a risk and needs to be better tested.
BRAZZEIN (NOT YET USED IN U.S.) BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL (BVO) BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE (BHT) DIACETYL HEPTYL PARABEN MONATIN (NOT YET USED IN U.S.) MONK FRUIT EXTRACT SUCRALOSE TRANSGLUTAMINASE (“MEAT GLUE”)
Avoid Unsafe in amounts consumed or is very poorly tested and not worth any risk.
ACESULFAME-POTASSIUM (ACE-K) GINKGO BILOBA ALOE VERA OLESTRA (OLEAN) ARTIFICIAL COLORINGS: BLUE 1, BLUE 2, CARAMEL PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL COLORING, CITRUS RED 2, GREEN 3, ORANGE B, (TRANS FAT) RED 3, RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6 POTASSIUM BROMATE ASPARTAME (NUTRASWEET) PROPYL GALLATE AZODICARBONAMIDE SACCHARIN BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE (BHA) SODIUM NITRATE CARAMEL COLORING SODIUM NITRITE CYCLAMATE (NOT LEGAL IN U.S.) TBHQ (TERT-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE)