Summary of the Safety of All Additives

Safe

  • ACETIC ACID
  • ADIPIC ACID
  • ALGINATE
  • ALPHA TOCOPHEROL (Vitamin E)
  • AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
  • AMYLASE
  • ASCORBIC ACID (Vitamin C)
  • ASCORBYL PALMITATE
  • BETA-CAROTENE
  • CALCIUM PROPIONATE
  • CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE
  • CARBON DIOXIDE (CARBONATED WATER)
  • CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE (CMC, CELLULOSE GUM), SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, CELLULOSE, AND RELATED COMPOUNDS
  • CARRAGEENAN
  • CASTOREUM
  • CITRIC ACID
  • CYSTEINE
  • DATEM
  • DEXTRIN
  • DIACYLGLYCEROL
  • EDTA
  • ERYTHORBIC ACID
  • FERROUS GLUCONATE
  • FOOD-STARCH, MODIFIED
  • FUMARIC ACID
  • GELATIN
  • GINKGO
  • GINSENG
  • GLUCONIC ACID, GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE, MAGNESIUM GLUCONATE, SODIUM GLUCONATE, ZINC GLUCONATE
  • GLYCERIN (Glycerol)
  • GUANOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE (GMP, DISODIUM GUANYLATE)
  • GUMS: Furcelleran, Ghatti, Guar, Karaya, Locust Bean, Xanthan
  • HELIUM
  • HIGH MALTOSE CORN SYRUP
  • INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE (IMP, DISODIUM INOSINATE)
  • INULIN
  • ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN
  • ISOMALT
  • LACTIC ACID
  • LECITHIN
  • MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
  • MALIC ACID
  • MALTODEXTRIN
  • MONO- and DIGLYCERIDES
  • NATAMYCIN (PIMARCIN)
  • NEOTAME
  • NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)
  • Nisin
  • NITROUS OXIDE
  • OAT FIBER, WHEAT FIBER
  • OLIGOFRUCTOSE
  • PANTOTHENIC ACID (AND SODIUM PANTOTHENATE)
  • PAPAIN
  • PECTIN (AND SODIUM PECTINATE)
  • PHOSPHORIC ACID
  • PHYTOSTEROLS and PHYTOSTANOLS
  • POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE(PGPR)
  • POLYSORBATE 60
  • POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • PYRIDOXINE (VITAMIN B6)
  • RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2)
  • Silicon dioxide, silica, calcium silicate
  • SODIUM CARBOXY-METHYLCELLULOSE (CMC)
  • SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, ERYTHORBIC ACID, SODIUM ISOASCORBATE
  • SODIUM PECTINATE
  • SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE
  • SORBIC ACID
  • SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE
  • STARCH and MODIFIED STARCH
  • STEARIC ACID
  • SUCRALOSE
  • TARTARIC ACID, POTASSIUM ACID TARTRATE, SODIUM POTASSIUM TARTRATE, SODIUM TARTRATE
  • TAURINE
  • THIAMIN MONONITRATE
  • TRIACETIN (GLYCEROL TRIACETATE)
  • VANILLIN, ETHYL VANILLIN
  • VEGETABLE OIL STEROLS
  • VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN)
  • VITAMIN B6(PYRIDOXINE)
  • VITAMIN E (ALPHA TOCOPHEROL)
  • VITAMIN D (D3)

Cut Back

  • CORN SYRUP
  • DEXTROSE (CORN SUGAR, GLUCOSE)
  • FRUCTOSE
  • HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
  • HYDROGENATATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE
  • INVERT SUGAR
  • LACTITOL
  • MALTITOL
  • MANNITOL
  • POLYDEXTROSE
  • SALATRIM
  • SALT
  • SORBITOL
  • SUGAR
  • TAGATOSE
  • XYLITOL

Caution

  • ARTIFICIAL COLORINGS: BLUE 1, CITRUS RED 2, RED 40
  • BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL (BVO)
  • BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE (BHT)
  • DIACETYL
  • HEPTYL PARABEN
  • STEVIA/REBIANA

Certain People Should Avoid

  • NATURAL FLAVORING: Annatto
  • BENZOIC ACID
  • CAFFEINE
  • CARMINE/COCHINEAL
  • CASEIN
  • GUARANA
  • GUM ARABIC (ACACIA)
  • GUM TRAGACANTH
  • HVP (HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN)
  • LACTOSE
  • MSG (MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE)
  • MYCOPROTEIN/QUORN
  • QUININE
  • SODIUM BENZOATE
  • SODIUM BISULFITE
  • SODIUM CASEINATE
  • SULFITES
  • SULFUR DIOXIDE

Avoid

  • ACESULFAME-K
  • ARTIFICIAL COLORINGS: BLUE 2, GREEN 3, ORANGE B, RED 3, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6
  • ASPARTAME (Nutrasweet)
  • BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE (BHA)
  • CARAMEL COLORING
  • CYCLAMATE (not legal in U.S.)
  • OLESTRA (Olean)
  • PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (TRANS FAT)
  • POTASSIUM BROMATE
  • PROPYL GALLATE
  • SACCHARIN
  • SODIUM NITRATE
  • SODIUM NITRITE