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Magnesium sulfate
Magnesium sulfate
Magnesium sulfate
What is it:
Magnesium sulfate, also known as Epsom salt, is used as a firming agent, a color enhancer, and a coagulant in certain foods. Magnesium sulfate can help maintain the texture of canned vegetables and fruits and enhance the color and firmness of pickles and seafood products. In the production of tofu, it’s used as a coagulant to help the soy proteins solidify and form curds. Magnesium sulfate is produced through a reaction between magnesium oxide and sulfuric acid. While used as a food additive, magnesium sulfate is more commonly found in supplements and as a laxative.
Rating:
Magnesium sulfate can help improve magnesium status and has been used to treat constipation and eclampsia. One study on human gastric cancer cells and in mice suggested that high doses of magnesium sulfate may adversely affect cancer cell proliferation. As a food additive, its effect on the body is unclear.
Resources:
- Magnesium sulfate-induced toxicity in gastric cancer cells (in vivo and in vitro study)
- Magnesium sulfate approval as a food additive
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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