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Potassium Bromate
Potassium Bromate
Potassium Bromate
What is it:
Potassium bromate is a chemical compound that is commonly used as a flour improver and dough conditioner in baking. It is produced through the electrolysis of a solution containing potassium bromide and bromate ions. During this process, an electric current is passed through the solution, which causes the bromate ions to combine with the potassium ions to form potassium bromate. It can be found in many packaged, baked goods.
Rating:
Potassium has shown carcinogenic activity in animal studies and is a potential human carcinogen. It is banned in the European Union, United Kingdom, Argentina, Canada, Brazil, and Nigeria, but is widely used in the United States.
Resources:
- Potassium bromate administered in water is carcinogenic in rats (animal study)
- Potassium bromate administered in water has carcinogenic effect on thyroid in rats (animal study)
- Health implications of potassium bromate (review)
- Potassium bromate has damaging effect on liver and kidney in mice (animal study)
- Potassium bromate causes oxidative stress and DNA damage in rats (animal study)
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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