A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives, 7th Edition: Descriptions in Plain English of More Than 12,000 Ingredients Both Harmful and Desirable Found in FoodsCrown, 14. 4. 2009 - Počet stran: 608 An Essential Household Reference…Revised and Updated With our culture’s growing interest in organic foods and healthy eating, it is important to understand what food labels mean and to learn how to read between the lines. This completely revised and updated edition of A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives gives you the facts about the safety and side effects of more than 12,000 ingredients–such as preservatives, food-tainting pesticides, and animal drugs–that end up in food as a result of processing and curing. It tells you what’s safe and what you should leave on the grocery-store shelves. In addition to updated entries that cover the latest medical and scientific research on substances such as food enhancers and preservatives, this must-have guide includes more than 650 new chemicals now commonly used in food. You’ll also find information on modern food-production technologies such as bovine growth hormone and genetically engineered vegetables. Alphabetically organized, cross-referenced, and written in everyday language, this is a precise tool for understanding food labels and knowing which products are best to bring home to your family. |
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ACETATE additive for beverages alcohol allergic reactions animal feed antibiotic antioxidant apple baked beer berry blood butter CALCIUM cancer cancer-causing candy caramel carcinogenic cause allergic cereals cheese chemical cherry chewing gum chicken chocolate citrus color Colorless liquid Committee on GRAS compounds condiments contain derived dietary supplement doses dried drinks drug emulsifier enzyme essential oils ester ETHYL exposure EXTRACT fatty acids FDA residue flavorings for beverages flour food additives gelatin desserts GRAS status GRAS Substances human hydrogen ice cream ingredient intake JECFA juice kidney label levels liquor liver lycopene manufacture meat milk Moderately toxic nutrient occurs naturally odor oxide percent pesticide pineapple plant POTASSIUM poultry powder protein reported resins salt skin irritant SODIUM solvent spice flavorings starch sugar SULFATE sweet sweetener synthetic flavoring additive synthetic fruit flavoring syrup taste toxic by ingestion toxicology vanilla vegetables vitamin yeast yellow