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Food and drink

Ingredients named on foods and drinks: sweeteners, preservatives, colours, flavourings and substances used to change texture. An entry describes a use and its sources. It is not a ranking of what to eat.

Includes sweeteners · preservatives · colours · flavourings · texture

5 chemical articles · 4 topics

Topics

• Glycemic index and blood sugar What the numbers can tell you
• Hidden added sugar What everyday foods can add up to
• High sugar intake Which health harms are well supported?
• Plastics in food packaging What leaches into food and what the evidence says

Chemicals

• Allura Red AC Red 40 exposure and the evidence on children CAS 25956-17-6 · Also known as FD&C Red No. 40, Red 40, E129, and CI 16035
• Aspartame Sweetness, safety and the label CAS 22839-47-0 · Also known as E951 and L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester
• High-fructose corn syrup Added sugar, not a unique poison Also known as HFCS, glucose-fructose, and isoglucose
• Nitrite and nitrate in processed meat Preservation and cancer context CAS 7632-00-0 · Also known as sodium nitrite, E250, sodium nitrate, and E251
• Titanium dioxide One pigment, different safety decisions CAS 13463-67-7 · Also known as TiO2, E171, CI 77891, and titania