Additives To Avoid
This is a listing of additives and preservatives that can have harmful effects on your health, specifically, Hyperactivity, Asthma, and Cancer. I personally think a good rule of thumb is that when ingredients listed on the packaging have unpronounceable names, you can assume whatever is inside the package probably isn’t good for you.
- Acacia Gum (Food Stabilizer): Asthma
- Acetic Acid, Glacial (Preservative): Asthma
- Aluminium (Preservative): Cancer
- Aspartame (Sweetener): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Benzoic Acid (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- Benzoyl Peroxide (Bleaching Flour and Bread enhancer Agent): Asthma
- Biphenyl (Preservative): Cancer
- Bleached Starch (Thickener and Stabilizer): Asthma
- Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) (Synthetic Antioxidant): Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) (Synthetic Antioxidant): Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- Butylhydroxytoluene (Synthetic Antioxidant): Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- Calcium Benzoate (Preservative): Asthma
- Calcium Hydrogen Sulphite (Preservative): Asthma
- Calcium Propionate (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Calcium Sorbate (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Calcium Sulphite (Preservative): Asthma
- Camauba Wax (Used in Chewing Gums, Coating and Glazing Agents): Cancer
- Carrageenan (Thickening & Stabilizing Agent): Asthma, Cancer
- Chlorine (Agent used in Bleaching Flour, Bread Enhancer and Stabilizer): Cancer
- Chlorine Dioxide (Bleaching Flour and Preservative Agent): Cancer
- Cyclamate (Sweetener): Cancer
- Cyclamic Acid (Sweetener): Cancer
- Diphenyl (Preservative): Cancer
- Disodium Guanylate (Flavor Enhancer): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Disodium Inosinate 5 (Flavor Enhancer): Asthma
- Disodium Ribonucleotide 5 (Flavor Enhancer): Asthma
- Dodecyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant): Asthma
- Ethyl Para Hydroxybenzonate (Preservative): Asthma
- Formic Acid (Preservative): Cancer
- Gelatine (Food Gelling Agent): Asthma
- Glutamic Acid, and all Glutamates (Flavor Enhancers): Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- Hexamethylene Tetramine (Preservative): Cancer
- Hexamine (Preservative): Cancer
- Hydrochloric Acid (Hydrolyzing Enhancer & Gelatin Production): Cancer
- Insoluble Polyvinylpyrrolidone (Stabilizer and Clarifying Agent added to Wine, Beer, Pharmaceuticals): Cancer
- Karaya Gum (Laxative, Food Thickener & Emulsifier): Asthma
- Magnesium Sulphate (Tofu Coagulant): Cancer
- Mannitol (Artificial Sweetener): Hyperactivity
- Monosodium Glutamate (Flavor Enhancer): Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- MSG (Flavor Enhancer): Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- Octyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant): Asthma
- Orthophenyl Phenol (Preservative): Cancer
- Paraffin (Solvent, Coating, Glazing, Anti Foaming, Lubricant, Agent in Chewing Gum): Cancer
- Polysorbate (Emulsifier): Cancer
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone Insoluble (Stabilizer and Clarifying Agent added to Wine, Beer, Pharmaceuticals): Cancer
- Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate (Emulsifier, Gelling Stabilizer, Thickener): Cancer
- Polyxyethylene Stearate (Emulsifier): Cancer
- Polyxyl Stearate (Emulsifier): Cancer
- Potassium Acesulphame (Sweetener): Cancer
- Potassium Benzoate (Preservative): Asthma
- Potassium Bisulphite (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Potassium Bromate (Agent used in Bleaching Flour): Cancer
- Potassium Ferrocyanide (Anti Caking Agent): Asthma
- Potassium Hydrogen Sulphite (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Potassium Metabisulfite (Preservative): Asthma
- Potassium Nitrate (Preservative): Asthma, Cancer
- Potassium Propionate (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Potassium Sorbate (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Potassium Sulfite (Preservative): Asthma
- Propionic Acid (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Propyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant): Asthma, Cancer
- Propyl P Hydroxybenzonate (Preservative): Asthma
- Propylparaben (Preservative): Asthma
- Saccharine (Sweetener): Cancer
- Sodium Benzoate (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Sodium Bisulphite (Preservative): Asthma
- Sodium CarboxyMethyl Cellulose: Cancer
- Sodium Ethyl Para Hydroxybenzonate (Preservative): Asthma
- Sodium Metabisulphite (Preservative): Asthma
- Sodium Nitrite (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- Sodium Propionate (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Sodium Propyl P Hydroxybenzonate (Preservative): Asthma
- Sodium Sulphite (Preservative): Asthma
- Sorbic Acid (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Sulphur Dioxide (Preservative): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Talc (Anti Caking, Filling, Softener, Agent): Cancer
- TBHQ (Synthetic Antioxidant): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Tert Butylhydroquinone (Synthetic Antioxidant): Hyperactivity, Asthma
- Tragacanth (Thickener & Emulsifier): Asthma
- Vaseline (Solvent, Coating, Glazing, Anti Foaming, Lubricant, Agent in Chewing Gum): Cancer
- White Mineral Oil (Solvent, Coating, Glazing, Anti Foaming, Lubricant, Agent in Chewing Gum): Cancer
Artificial Food Colors
The following list has the food color number listed first and the harmful health effects listed last. This is a really long list, and makes me happy for my new policy of not buying foods with artificial colors of any kind.
- 102 & E102 ~ FD & C Yellow 5, Yellow 4, Tartrazine ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 104 & E104 ~ Quinoline Yellow ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 107 & E107 ~ Yellow 2G ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 110 & E110 ~ Sunset Yellow ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 120 & E120 ~ Carmines, Cochineal ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma
- 122 & E122 ~ Azorubine, Carmoisine ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 123 & E123 ~ Amaranth (Red 2) ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 124 & E124 ~ Ponceau, Brilliant Scarlet ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 127 & E127 ~ Erythrosine (Red 2) ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- E128 ~ Red 2G ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 129 & E129 ~ Allura Red AC ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- E131 ~ Patent Blue ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 132 & E132 ~ Indigotine, Indigo Carmine ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 133 & E133 ~ Brilliant Blue ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 142 & E142 ~ Acid Brilliant Green, Green S, Food Green ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma
- 143 ~ Fast Green ~ Asthma
- 150 & E150 ~ Caramel ~ Hyperactivity
- 151 & E151 ~ Activated Vegetable Carbons, Brilliant Black ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 154 ~ Food Brown, Kipper Brown, Brown FK ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 155 & E155 ~ Chocolate Brown HT, Brown HT ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma, Cancer
- 160b & E160b ~ Bixin, Norbixin, Annatto Extracts ~ Hyperactivity, Asthma
Source: Traditional Oven
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