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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 3367597" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p><a href="https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine" target="_blank">Chemical Cuisine | Center for Science in the Public Interest</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>CSPI ranks the safety of food additives—from acetic acid to yellow prussiate of soda—in this definitive glossary of the chemicals used to flavor and preserve our foods.</strong></span></p><p>ShareThis</p><p>Deciding what foods to buy was simpler when most food came from farms. Now, factory-made foods have made chemical additives a significant part of our diet.</p><p></p><p>In general, it's best to avoid the following ingredients.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Artificial sweeteners: Aspartame, Acesulfame K, Saccharin, Sucralose</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Food dyes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mycoprotein (Quorn-brand meat substitutes)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Partially hydrogenated oils (trans fat)</li> </ul><p>And don't forget to cut back on sugar and salt, which cause more harm than all the other additives combined.</p><p></p><p>See our <a href="https://www.cspinet.org/reports/FoodAdditives_Infographic.pdf" target="_blank">Overview of Food Additives Infographic</a> to learn more.</p><p></p><p><strong>Note:</strong> Some substances added to the food supply <s>a</s>re deemed "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) without so much as a quick review by the Food and Drug Administration. <a href="https://cspinet.org/resource/food-additive-safety-infographic" target="_blank">Learn more here.</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Can’t Find What You are Looking For?</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Check out our listing of <strong><a href="https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine#banned" target="_blank">Banned Additives</a>.</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sometimes an additive may appear on the label multiple ways. If the additive you’re interested in has two names, check our listing under both the first and last names. For example:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We list “Xanthan Gum” under “Gums"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We list “Disodium Inosinate” under “Inosine Monophosphate (IMP, Disodium Inosinate)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We list “Potassium Sorbate” under “Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Learn more about food additive regulation at <strong><a href="https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine#loophole" target="_blank">More Loophole Than Law: The Food Additives Testing and Approval Process</a>. </strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine#cancer" target="_blank"><strong>Cancer Testing</strong></a> explains more about safety testing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Interested in the definition of emulsifier or acidulant? Consult our <a href="https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine#glossary" target="_blank"><strong>Glossary</strong></a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Still can’t find it? While <em>Chemical Cuisine </em>lists the most commonly used additives, it does not list all of the thousands used in the food supply. Let us know what additive you want to know about, and in what food you found it. We add additional additives as resources allow. </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 3367597, member: 56035"] [URL="https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine"]Chemical Cuisine | Center for Science in the Public Interest[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]CSPI ranks the safety of food additives—from acetic acid to yellow prussiate of soda—in this definitive glossary of the chemicals used to flavor and preserve our foods.[/B][/SIZE] ShareThis Deciding what foods to buy was simpler when most food came from farms. Now, factory-made foods have made chemical additives a significant part of our diet. In general, it's best to avoid the following ingredients. [LIST] [*]Artificial sweeteners: Aspartame, Acesulfame K, Saccharin, Sucralose [*]Food dyes [*]Mycoprotein (Quorn-brand meat substitutes) [*]Partially hydrogenated oils (trans fat) [/LIST] And don't forget to cut back on sugar and salt, which cause more harm than all the other additives combined. See our [URL='https://www.cspinet.org/reports/FoodAdditives_Infographic.pdf']Overview of Food Additives Infographic[/URL] to learn more. [B]Note:[/B] Some substances added to the food supply [S]a[/S]re deemed "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) without so much as a quick review by the Food and Drug Administration. [URL='https://cspinet.org/resource/food-additive-safety-infographic']Learn more here.[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]Can’t Find What You are Looking For?[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Check out our listing of [B][URL='https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine#banned']Banned Additives[/URL].[/B] [*]Sometimes an additive may appear on the label multiple ways. If the additive you’re interested in has two names, check our listing under both the first and last names. For example: [LIST] [*]We list “Xanthan Gum” under “Gums" [*]We list “Disodium Inosinate” under “Inosine Monophosphate (IMP, Disodium Inosinate) [*]We list “Potassium Sorbate” under “Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate [/LIST] [*]Learn more about food additive regulation at [B][URL='https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine#loophole']More Loophole Than Law: The Food Additives Testing and Approval Process[/URL]. [/B] [*][URL='https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine#cancer'][B]Cancer Testing[/B][/URL] explains more about safety testing. [*]Interested in the definition of emulsifier or acidulant? Consult our [URL='https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine#glossary'][B]Glossary[/B][/URL]. [*]Still can’t find it? While [I]Chemical Cuisine [/I]lists the most commonly used additives, it does not list all of the thousands used in the food supply. Let us know what additive you want to know about, and in what food you found it. We add additional additives as resources allow. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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