However, the European Union EU has banned carrageenan in infant food. Carrageenan has no nutritional value serving a technical and aesthetic role in pet food production. Carrageenan can cause stomach and intestinal inflammation and possible cancer in cats and dogs. Carrageenan is used to induce inflamation in animal testing. However, there are also reports suggesting that it is completely safe. Carrageenan's ability to cause inflammation and possibility of cancer makes it a concern to the following categories of animals:.
Although carrageenan is a permitted addictive, we are concerned about the issues of inflammation and cancer. In the case of cancer, it is very expensive and challenging to treat and in many cases fatal.
While, there are reports suggesting it is safe, its prohibition by EU for infant use suggests high risk for animals as well. There are times for ripping out the old foundations in order to build new ones. Sometimes we are presented with the opportunity to build something we want. If we're brave, then we build something that we only dreamed about but never really thought would ever come true.
I'm trying to be brave. Be brave with me, and keep going. I leave you with the words of J. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king. I am allergic to carrageenan and am a dedicated label reader, eat organically when I can and avoid all additives, including dyes. Sorry to learn that organic is being played with.
We have a right to know what we are putting in and on our bodies. I conquered life long asthma by paying close attention to toxins in the environment and our food.
Like Like. Oh my goodness, this ingredient is so ubiquitous! Good for you for recovering from asthma particularly through your own efforts. I am encouraged by your comment. Carrageenan reliably and consistently has caused my daughter to vomit. This additive is in a couple of the many types of cocoa, some prepackaged muffins that are marketed to children and evaporated milk. We thought we had solved the problem,bergen one day she vomited again.
The only good she consumed that was different than our routine items was evaporated milk that I used to make her morning cocoa. Months earlier, we had thought she had gastritis but when we eliminated carrageenan, suddenly all the diarrhea and vomiting stopped.
One day she ate those lil Bites muffins and vomited afterward. Too my surprise, carrageenan to was an ingredient in the muffins. I have no adverse effect from carrageenan, but I have since met other people who do. Thank you for your comment! This particular ingredient is troublesome for many people. I appreciate your contribution. I returning tomorrow. It makes me horribly ill.
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Today, carrageenan is a valuable commercial ingredient because of its advantageous properties. When used as an ingredient in beverages, carrageenan preserves texture, structure and stability, enabling the export of countless shelf-stable beverage products. It is particularly suitable for shelf-stable dairy beverages and protein-enriched drinks. Specifically, carrageenan has continued to be used in dairy-based and enriched beverages, mainly in chocolate milk and chocolate milk applications such as syrups and powdered mix.
Despite its use, carrageenan has been a questionable ingredient because it has been loosely linked to digestive inflammation, evidence that some researchers dispute.
Those who defend the use of carrageenan boast about its benefits, including its effectiveness in adding texture and stability to beverages, ice cream and infant formula. Regulatory agencies and research organizations around the world have consistently determined carrageenan is a safe and highly functional food additive. NOSB--which consists of organic food industry representatives--is now tasked with changing federal laws to make the additive illegal in organic foods.
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