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E
numbers.
Welcome
to the UK Food Guide, your FREE guide to the E numbers
and additives in and on our food. You will find information
on all types of additives and E numbers used in both the manufacture
and preservation of foodstuffs, chemicals used to grow our
food, and the effects that E numbers and additives have upon
us.
E102
Tartrazine.
Tartrazine
appears to cause the most allergic and or intolerance reactions
of all the azo dyes, particularly amongst those with an
aspirin intolerance and asthmatics. Other reactions can
include migraine, blurred vision, itching, rhinitis and
purple skin patches, (because of this more use is now being
made of Annatto (E160b). In conjunction
with Benzoic acid (E210) tartrazine
appears to create an over-activity in children.
Tartrazine
is a synthetic yellow azo dye found in fruit squash, fruit
cordial, coloured fizzy drinks, instant puddings, cake mixes,
custard powder, soups, sauces, ice cream, ice lollies, sweets,
chewing gum, marzipan, jam, jelly, marmalade, mustard, yoghurt
and many convenience foods together with glycerine, lemon
and honey products. It can also be found in the shells of
medicinal capsules. It can also be used with Brilliant
Blue FCF, (E133) to produce various
green shades e.g. for tinned processed peas.The Hyperactive
Childrens Support Group belive that a link exists between
this additive and hyperactive behavioural disorders in children.
E951
Aspartame
Aspartame
sugar substitutes cause worrying symptoms from memory loss
to brain tumours. But despite US FDA approval as a ‘safe’
additive, aspartame is one of the most dangerous substances
ever to be foisted upon an unsuspecting public.
Aspartame
is an intense sweetener, approximately 200 times sweeter than
sugar. It has been used throughout the world in soft drinks
and other low-cal or sugar free foods since 1974. It was first
approved for use in the UK in 1982. It is known by the name
NutraSweet, aspartame or E951.
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