Food additives harmful to health

Some components that are added to industrialized products to make them more beautiful, delicious, colorful and also increase their shelf life can be bad for your health, and can cause diarrhea, hypertension, allergy and even cancer, for example.

Therefore, before buying a food it is very important to read the label and, if the list of ingredients is very long or is not simple to understand, it is best not to buy. See how to identify additives in food.

List of main food additives

Check the table for some examples of artificial food additives that are bad for your health and what damage they can cause:

E102 Tartrazine - Yellow Dye	Liqueurs, fermented, cereals, yogurt, gums, candies, caramels	Hyperactivity, asthma, eczema, hives, insomnia
E120 Carminic Acid	Cider, energy drinks, gelatin, ice cream, sausages	Hyperactivity, asthma, eczema and insomnia
E124 Red Dye	Soft drinks, gelatine, gums, candies, jellies, jams, cookies	Hyperactivity, asthma, eczema and insomnia, can cause cancer
E133 Bright Blue Dye	Dairy products, candies, cereals, cheeses, fillings, gelatin, soft drinks	It can accumulate in the kidneys and lymphatic vessels, cause hyperactivity, asthma, eczema, hives, insomnia, cancer. It is a dye absorbed by the intestine and can make the stool green.
E621 Monosodium Glutamate	Ready-made seasonings, instant dough, chips, snacks, pizza, condiments, diet products	At low doses it leads to increased activity of brain cells and can destroy neurons quickly, impairing the correct functioning of the brain. It is contraindicated in patients with bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
E951 Aspartame	Sweeteners, diet sodas, candies, chewing gum	In the long run it can be carcinogenic. The amount of 40 mg / kg per day should not be exceeded.
E950 Potassium acesulfame	Sweeteners, gums, industrialized fruit juices, cookies, industrialized dairy desserts	Consumed in the long run it can be carcinogenic.

Preservatives and other food additives may appear on the label only in the form of acronyms or with their name written in full, as shown in the table.

E471 and E338 additives, although they can be dangerous, still need more scientific proof of the possible damage they can cause to health.

Natural food additives that do not harm health

Some types of food additives are natural, as they are removed from food and do not harm health, such as, for example, E100 Curcumin, E162 Red beet, betanine and E330 Citric Acid. These can be consumed with ease because they are not harmful to your health.