okay i thought i would do a seres of posts on numbers in food what they are what the do , what they have the potentail of doing etc,

lets start with 2 things from my pantry

Arnotts country cheese crakers (brought by someone to a tueday night dinner)
and Pams salad dressing

the cracker ingredients are....

Wheat flour........ highly refined nutrient dead flour
Cheese
Vegetable oil
salt sugar
malt extract
milk solids
yeast extract
spices
flovouring ......................exactly what these are i don't know. real , artifical???
colour (102 and 110) .....

E102

Tartrazine

yellow color, commonly used, Skin rashes, wakefulness in small children, breathing problems

E110

Sunset yellow FCF

yellow color,. Some people show allergic reactions to it (rashes, swelling, vomiting) Hyperactivity, asthma, rhinitis & urticaria

eeekk i don't eat these cracker and would no way feed them to Lucy.
the crackers actually look floro' yellow



and the salad dressing ingredients are

water
vegetable oil
modiified corn starch
egg yolk
salt
food acids 260, 331, 330

E260

Acetic acid

no known adverse effects

E331

Sodium citrates

no known adverse effects

E330

Citric acid

occurs naturally in citrus fruits

onion
mustard
emulisifier 435

E435

Polysorbate 60

see 433

E433

Polysorbate 80

may increase the absorption of fat-soluble substances

garlic
antioxidants 304 307

E304

Ascorbyl palmitate

same function as vitamin C

E306, E307 E308, E309

Tocopherols

vitamin E

see numbers arn't all bad

what about some other foods i'm off to rumage in my fridge.

olivani dairy free spread
ingredients are:
olive oil
vegetable oils
water
salt
emulsifiers (soybean lechtin, 471)

E471

Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

no known adverse effects

preservitive 202

E202

Potassium sorbate

no known adverse effects

food acid(lactic) (this is not vegan margarine)

270

Lactic Acid

Lactic acid is bitter-tasting acid that forms when certain bacteria combine with lactose (milk or sugar). It is used to impart a tart flavour, as well as in the preservation of some foods. It occurs naturally in the souring of milk and can be found in foods such as cheese (used in coagulation) and yogurt. It's also used in the production of acid-fermented foods such as pickles and sauerkraut.

flavour ......... what is this what is it made from????
colour(160a)

E160(a)

Carotene, alpha-, beta-, gamma-

orange-yellow colour, converts to vitamin A in the body

links
www.allergies.about.com/cs/additives
www.ukfoodguide.net
www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info
http://www.vnv.org.au/FoodAdditives.htm
http://www.x-sitez.com/allergy/additives/index.html


it looks like i haven't got any dodgy food additive nastys in my daily diet, yay
stay tuned for more.....