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TOXICITY
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Sulfur is a
common contaminant in foodstuffs. Most
processed foods have made chemical additives a significant part of our diet.
A simple thumb rule about food additives is to avoid; the sweetening agents Saccharin,
Acesulfame-K, Aspartame, Cyclamates; the preservatives, sulfites, sulfur dioxide and sodium
bisulfite; besides sodium nitrite, Caffeine, Olestra and artificial
coloring. Not only are they among the most questionable additives, but they are used primarily in foods of low nutritional value. And then the two most familiar additives, sugar and salt. They deserve the greatest attention because we consume so much of them.
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HOW
DOES SULPHUR ENTER SUGAR?
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Sulfur is a contaminant which enters sugar during
refining. Most sugar mills go through a process of sulfitation during the refining process, and the exact quantity of
carry over of sulfur during the post sulfitation stages is not well known. But sulfur dioxide through bisulfite formation can form additives complexing with the aldehyde and ketonic groups of the hydrolysed sugar moieties.
ITRC
(Indian Toxicology Research Centre) has been conducting investigations on the toxic effects of sulphur on
mice-- this has stimulated discussions on the permissible limits of sulphur in refined sugar.
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The European Union prescribes a maximum of
no more than 20 ppm of sulfur for white sugar. And
truly speaking, this cannot be achieved with
conventional sulphitation processes of making
sugar.
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WHAT
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Sulfur
in foodstuffs has been shown to be linked to
colon rectal cancer. |
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Sulfur is believed to destroy Vitamin A, as it promotes the oxidation of the conjugated double bonds, and is also known to destroy Vitamin B1.. |
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Sulfur and sulfur dioxide are also known to promote allergies and accelerate the onset of allergy attacks. |
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Meta bisulfites are often used as food preservatives, but there are upper limits imposed on their concentration. |
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