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High Fructose Corn Syrup

Potentially Harmful

Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visceral fat depot: a 6-mo randomized intervention study

Adverse metabolic effects of dietary fructose: results from the recent epidemiological, clinical, and mechanistic studies

Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans

Fructose, insulin resistance, and metabolic dyslipidemia

Added Sugar in the Diet

Pub Med - Sugar

Impact of sugar on the body, brain, and behavior

Merriam Webster - Corn Syrup

high-fructose corn syrup

Monocalcium Phosphate

Relations of serum phosphorus and calcium levels to the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the community

Increasing dietary phosphorus intake from food additives: potential for negative impact on bone health

High dietary phosphorus intake is associated with all-cause mortality: results from NHANES III1,2,3

Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride.

Understanding sources of dietary phosphorus in the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease

Artificial Flavor

https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/content/natural-vs-artificial-flavors/

Synthetic ingredients in Natural Flavors and Natural Flavors in Artificial flavors

Toxicity of synthetic flavorings, nature identical and artificial, to hematopoietic tissue cells of rodents

Assessment of Grape, Plum and Orange Synthetic Food Flavourings Using in vivo Acute Toxicity Tests

The GRAS provision - The FEMA GRAS program and the safety and regulation of flavors in the United States

We are what we eat: Regulatory gaps in the United States that put our health at risk

Food-Induced Anaphylaxis: Role of Hidden Allergens and Cofactors

SITM - Harvard University - Vanillin

The Flavor Rundown: Natural vs. Artificial Flavors

Sodium Benzoate

https://www.fda.gov/food/chemicals/questions-and-answers-occurrence-benzene-soft-drinks-and-other-beverages

Questions and Answers on the Occurrence of Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages

Food additives: Sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, azorubine, and tartrazine modify the expression of NFκB, GADD45α, and MAPK8 genes

Sodium benzoate-rich beverage consumption is associated with increased reporting of ADHD symptoms in college students: a pilot investigation

The role of histamine degradation gene polymorphisms in moderating the effects of food additives on children's ADHD symptoms

Protective role of catechin and quercetin in sodium benzoate-induced lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant system in human erythrocytes in vitro

Sodium benzoate-induced repeated episodes of acute urticaria/angio-oedema: randomized controlled trial

Sodium Sulfite

Sulfites inhibit the growth of four species of beneficial gut bacteria at concentrations regarded as safe for food

Sulfite Sensitivity

Calcium Propionate

Pub Med - Effects of 3300 del A-1061 Ter BRCA1 frameshift mutation and calcium propionate on oxidative stress and breast carcinogenesis

Effects of 3300 del A-1061 Ter BRCA1 frameshift mutation and calcium propionate on oxidative stress and breast carcinogenesis

Pub Med - Controlled trial of cumulative behavioural effects of a common bread preservative

Controlled trial of cumulative behavioural effects of a common bread preservative

Pub Med - The short-chain fatty acid propionate increases glucagon and FABP4 production, impairing insulin action in mice and humans

The short-chain fatty acid propionate increases glucagon and FABP4 production, impairing insulin action in mice and humans

Harvard Health - Food Ingredients Under the Microscope 

Food ingredients under the microscope

Glycerin

Gastrointestinal Disturbances Associated with the Consumption of Sugar Alcohols with Special Consideration of Xylitol: Scientific Review and Instructions for Dentists and Other Health-Care Professionals

A Systematic Review of the Effects of Polyols on Gastrointestinal Health and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Effects of Sweeteners on the Gut Microbiota: A Review of Experimental Studies and Clinical Trials

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DRIED APPLE (APPLES, SODIUM SULFITE), GLYCERIN, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, APPLE POWDER, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE SODIUM PROPIONATE), SODIUM ALGINATE, TRISODIUM CITRATE, L-CYSTEINE, ADIPIC ACID, AGAR, CINNAMON, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, NUTMEG OIL, SOY LECITHIN, MILK, EGG.

Corn Starch

Questionable

Glycaemic index of modified cornstarch in solutions with different viscosity. A study in subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2

Effects of Dietary Fiber and Its Components on Metabolic Health

Comprehensive utilization of corn starch processing by-products: A review

Enriched Flour

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ENRICHMENT OF FLOUR AND BREAD

Intake of whole grains, refined grains, and cereal fiber measured with 7-d diet records and associations with risk factors for chronic disease1–3

Carbohydrates and Blood Sugar

Diglycerides

Soy Lecithin

Update on vegetable lecithin and phospholipid technologies

Identification of IgE-Binding Proteins in Soy Lecithin

Traceability of genetically modified Roundup Ready soybean: A case study on sampling and analytical uncertainty along processing chain

Xanthan Gum

Evaluation of flu-like symptoms in workers handling xanthan gum powder

Review of xanthan gum production from unmodified starches by Xanthomonas comprestris sp.

Speedway Llc

APPLE FRUIT PIE, APPLE

Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes

Ingredients

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