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Bleached starch
Bleached starch
Bleached starch
What is it:
Bleached starch is a food additive derived from starch, typically sourced from crops like corn, wheat, or potatoes. The bleaching process involves treating the starch with chemicals like chlorine or hydrogen peroxide to remove impurities and color, resulting in an oxidized product. Bleached starch is commonly used in the food industry as a thickening agent, stabilizer, or texture enhancer in various products such as soups, sauces, baked goods, and processed foods.
Rating:
Bleached starch may contain chlorine residue, which breaks down into chlorite and chlorate in the body and may have negative health effects. However, the FDA has approved chlorine for use as a bleaching agent. Bleached starch may be derived from GMO sources and is commonly used in processed foods. Bleached starch is not a necessary additive to ensure a quality end product, as unbleached starch is commonly used as well and doesn’t contain chlorine.
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How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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