Tagatose is a natural sugar extracted from dairy products
Tagatose is a sugar found in dairy products. Almost as sweet as sugar, this alternative has fewer calories so is used to sweeten fruit and vegetable juices.
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Sulfites – E150b, E150d, E220, E221, E224, E225, E226, E227, E228
Sulfites are a range of preservatives used in fruit and vegetable juices.
Vanillin – the cheaper, synthetic alternative to vanilla 1
Vanillin is an artificial vanilla flavoring used in Vanilla Escence and baby formulas, but is it addictive?
Tartaric acid (E472d)
Tartaric Acid (E472d) is a tart crystalline substance found in some fruit. It can be used as a flavoring to add tartness or mask the unpleasant aftertaste of artificial sweetners.
Erythritol (E968)
Erythritol (E968) is a natural sugar used to sweeten juices. Since it isn’t readily digested by the bacteria in your gut, it doesn’t cause wind.
Beet Powder (E162)
Beet Powder (E162) is a colorant from dried beet roots but it also adds an unusual flavor to juices.
Aspartame (E951)
Aspartame (E951) is a very common sweetner. If you listen to some people, it’s a major cause of cancer. Read the truth about Aspartame.
Acesulfame-Potassium (E950)
Acesulfame-Potassium (E950) is a sweetner that is the additive of choice for many tart or sour juices.
Cane Juice and Evaporated Cane Juice
Cane juice is pressed from sugar cane and is used as a sweetner in many juices and soft drinks.
Allura Red AC ( E129)
Allura Red AC (E129) is a coloring that may aggrevate ADHD and other health problems.
Vitamin B5 is used to make coenzyme A which is needed for hormones and other substances 1
B5 deficiencies were common in prisoners of war in the second world war but quite rare these days as it is found in a lot of different foods. Unless you live on burger, fries & cola, you probably don’ have anything to worry about. But what does vitamin B5 do in the body? Read on to find out.
Vitamin D is the “sunshine” vitamin.
Vitamin D deficiency is more wide-spread than most people realise. In some places of the world, its very difficult for your skin to manufacture this “sunshine” vitamin because of low sunlight levels, people hiding from the heat of the day, or simply because sunblock prevents the UV rays from getting through to your skin.
Biotin (vitamin B7) an enzyme co-factor
Biotin is one of the vitamins most people have not heard of. Even by the common name of B7, people still scratch their heads. Biotin is a necessary to help many of the bodies enzymes carry out their functions. Making, storing and releasing energy are three important uses for this co-enzyme.
Vitamin A a multi-functional, essential vitamin.
Vitamin A is extremely important for a number of reasons most notably the maintenance and growth of membranes (including the retina of the eye), but it is also a toxic vitamin in high doses. Read how early artic explorers and their dogs faced death when eating the vitamin A rich livers of polar bears.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) more than just an antioxidant
If you don’t have enough vitamin B2, your body can’t use vitamin A, folic acid, or vitamin B6, and it can’t make vitamin B3 (niacin). Deficiency in vitamin B3 is extremely deleterious to your health.
Vitamin B6 – brain, blood, energy and DNA
Vitamin B6 is essential for so many processes in the body, ranging from brain function to energy production. Deficiency is rare, but can occur in some individuals. Read to find out more.
Vitamin B17 isn’t really a vitamin at all
Vitamin B17 is actually manufactured from the pits of various fruits. However, the body breaks this up into a couple of compunds, cyanide being one of them. Does the body actually have a use for this vitamin? Read to find out.
Calcium for more than just healthy bones & teeth
Besides the obvious bones and teeth, calcium is essential in other processes in the human body such as muscle contraction, hormonal regulation and blood pressure regulation. Read for full details.
Vitamin B12 – a common problem for vegans
It is really difficult to be deficient in Vitamin B12 unless you are a vegan. A deficiency develops over years and can lead to pernicious anemia. It’s found easily in animal products.
Nickel is used as a co-factor for some B vitamins
Nickel is a an ultra trace element that we need, but it is also toxic in higher doses. Please consult your doctor if you are considering nickel supplementation.