Nasty additives in the USA

Although artificial colors are most often associated with hyperactivity, and sulphites with asthma, people are different and any additive can cause any effect.

ARTIFICIAL COLORS - avoid them all (there are probably more numbers than those listed)

Yellow #5 102 tartrazine

104 quinoline yellow

107 yellow 2G

Yellow # 6 110 sunset yellow

122 azorubine,

Red #2 123 amaranth

Red #4 124 ponceau red,

Red #3 127 erythrosine

128 red 2G

Red #40 129 allura red

Blue #2 132 indigotine,

Blue #1 133 brilliant blue

Green #3 142 green S

151 brilliant black

155 chocolate brown

NATURAL COLOR

Annatto - in butter and many other products (other natural colors are OK)

PRESERVATIVES

sorbates - in margarine, dips, cakes, fruit products, others

benzoates - in juices, soft drinks, cordials, syrups

sulphites - in dried fruit, fruit drinks, and many others

propionates - in bread, crumpets, bakery products

nitrates, nitrites - in processed meats like ham, bacon, many others

ANTIOXIDANTS - synthetic antioxidants in margarines, vegetable oils, fried foods and foods containing vegetable oils

Gallates

TBHQ, BHA, BHT

FLAVOUR ENHANCERS - in tasty foods, fast foods, snack foods

MSG, HVP (hydrolysed vegetable protein), HPP (hydrolysed plant protein), yeast extract and many other variations

disodium inosinate (DSI or IMP), disodium guanylate (DSG or GMP), nucleotides (combination of IMP and GMP also called I&G) - these new additives can cause dramatic problems see our Ribo Rash factsheet

ADDED FLAVORS

There are thousands of artificial flavors that don't have to be identified by name because they are considered to be trade secrets. Flavors can contain unlisted artificial colors and preservatives.