Without E: 5 "dangerous" food additives, justified by science

sodium glutamate

E621 unfairly led virtually every top of harmful food additives. It is called flavor enhancer, although it would be fairer to call it a flavor enhancer, and not all, but a very specific - minds.

E621 bad reputation associated with the results of the study of the Japanese professor Hiroshi Oguro (Hiroshi Ohguro). Within six months, the team scientist fedToo much MSG could cause blindness. rats sodium glutamate, with material comprised 20% of their diet. As a result, the animals were observed vision loss and thinning of the retina. Thus he Hiroshi Oguro claimed that in small doses E621 safe consumption.

Empirically proved the absence of links between the consumption of monosodium glutamate and headachesDoes monosodium glutamate really cause headache?: a systematic review of human studies. , asthmaMonosodium glutamate and asthma. . The use of E621 found safeThe safety evaluation of monosodium glutamate. and not causing toxicological concerns.

aspartame

Popular and cheap sweetener E951 marked with - the second sweetener popular in the world with a not very good reputation. The substance is suspected of carcinogenicity was considered the cause of coma in

diabetics and one of the factors that cause Alzheimer's disease. That is why the additive repeatedly examined - and found it full securityAspartame: a safety evaluation based on current use levels, regulations, and toxicological and epidemiological studies. .

Another fear regarding aspartame: one of its decay products is methanol. But, firstly, methanol also containedEffect of storage conditions on methanol content of fruit and vegetable juices. in fruit and vegetable juices. The sugar-free cola liter - 60 mg of the substance per liter of fresh tomato juice - 240 mg.

Secondly, to receive the dangerous dose methanol to drink 13.3 liters of diet soda or consume 133 sweetener tablet.

Aspartame is dangerous for patients with phenylketonuria phenylalanine methyl ester as one of the sources that their body can not recycle.

emulsifier E471

This food additive blame heavy load on the liver, the negative impact on the bile duct and provoking obesity. On the E471 case, as well as other emulsifiers from the list of E-additives, no harmful effects on the body has noMono- and diglycerides. But because of its high fat emulsifier uncontrolled consumption (and any other fat) It can actually lead to weight gain, but the blame for this is banal excess daily calorie.

Yellow dye "sunsets"

E110 suspect that it causes food intolerances and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, but a direct connection between the additive and the frustration has not been foundThe diet factor in attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder. . In those quantities in which it is used in the food industry, the dye is notReconsideration of the temporary ADI and refined exposure assessment for Sunset Yellow FCF (E 110). carcinogenic or toxic effect.

konzhak

Food additive E425, which includes konzhakovaya flour, konzhakovaya konzhakovy gum and glucomannan allowed in Russia. And it banned in the European UnionThe European Parliament yesterday voted with an overwhelming majority for a permanent ban on the use of the food additive E425, otherwise known as konjac, in jelly confectionery. in 2008, but only for use in the manufacture of jelly.

It is believed that E425 may cause suffocation, but the reason is not konjac toxicity. Just jelly, prepared with the thickening agent, does not dissolve in the mouth. To safely move it into the stomach, it is necessary to thoroughly chew jelly. However, there are cases where users have tried to suck jelly molds and it overlaps the airways. This is what led to suffocation.