Additives

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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