Entomophagy, vegetarianism and other energy efficient diets

[Bromden]

Yes, E-things are made out of a great variety of stuff, but there are some among them that are provenly carcinogen while still widely used. E330 is one of them, and E123 I think is another.

 

[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]

E330 is one of them

E330 is ...Citric Acid. Is not a carcinogen. At all.

And whether E123 is or is not is not yet solved, as far as I can tell.

 

[Bromden]

What the ****? I've been lied to by a biology teacher.

Edit: this explains it

How about the Citric Acid E330 or 330? No problem with naturally occurring citric acid. Artificially produced E330 or 330 additive, depending on where or how it is produced with using sulfuric acid, many believe the product might still contain mold and sulfur/sulfites not filtered out completely during the production (Sulfur dioxide and other sulfites (also referred to as sulphites, [do not confuse with sulfate]) are among food additives in the list below, under H – A, causing asthmatic and allergic reactions.) For most people sulfites are safe, but for example sensitive aspirin allergies or asthma sufferers can react very severely to sulfites.In the year 1953 Sir Hans Krebs received Nobel Prize for physiology medicine for discovering that the Citric acid in metabolic reactions acts as part in series of compounds occurring within physiological oxidation of proteins, carbohydrates and fats and turning them into water and Carbon dioxide. Called Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle or known as the Krebs Cycle which is involved in most metabolic reactions, where the Citric acid plays a major role. * The world “krebs” translates to English word “cancer” … and that’s what created the misunderstanding that citric acid 330 – e330 causes cancer. But in fact it does not. It is an organic acid used as additive in foods, in drinks, in beer, wine or cheese production, citric acid prevents bacteria growth, it gives the citric/sour flavor, bakers use it, citric acid E330 or 330 is often added to cakes, biscuits, soups, all sorts of sauces, frozen packed and canned food products, sweets, marmalade’s, ice creams, which is positive and tasty … you can find it mentioned on the packaging.

And I've been avoiding citric acid like the plague for almost twenty years...

http://www.traditionaloven.com/articles/122/dangerous-food-additives-to-avoid
That's the article where it's from, it also has a list which tells what to eat if you want to catch hyperactive asthmatic cancer.

 

[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]

 

[Kentucky 『 ＨＥＩＧＵＩ 』 James]

Sorry for laughing bromden but that's honestly comedy-tier.

 

[Bromden]

I blame the hungarian school system, as usual.

 

[Яowan]

What the ****? I've been lied to by a biology teacher.

Edit: this explains it
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And I've been avoiding citric acid like the plague for almost twenty years...

http://www.traditionaloven.com/articles/122/dangerous-food-additives-to-avoid
That's the article where it's from, it also has a list which tells what to eat if you want to catch hyperactive asthmatic cancer.

In the United Kingdom, they have a blanket allergy test - citric acid is among those tested, but do/did not distinguish between the artificial and non-artificial variants. At least, this was the case when I had an allergy test done. Probably due to it being the usual NHS cost-cutting shenanigans and therefore a limited test.

Basically, I was apparently allergic to citric acid (in fruit) according to the test, but in practice I could eat citrus (fruit) without any side effects, however if a food product contain citric acid, the chances were I'd have a reaction. This much was confirmed in a non-NHS test some years later, when they specifically tested for allergies to natural versus the artificial product (I guess allergy to the mold used to make it?), along with a bunch load of other (common) stuff.

I don't know why the hell they are allowed to call it citric acid if you can be allergic to it, but not citric acid taken from fruit.

 

[Kharille]

Google says 8% of lemon juice is citric acid.  Do you get allergic responses to lemons?