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| '___' colourings come from this category because they must be of a certain purity | |
| citrus red used to be used to dye the colour of ___ because some appeared green (excess chlorophyll) despite being ripe | |
| ___ ___ is used as a preservative in soda drinks and juice drinks and can react with citric (ascorbic) acid to produce benzene, a known carcinogen | |
| Dr. ___ ___ found a link between the consumption of food colours and hyperactivity in children | |
| ___ is the only synthetic dye that must be listed on products because some people are allergic to it | |
| ___ is a synthetic dye that is allowed in Canada but banned in the states because it has been shown to be potentially carcinogenic in animals (not clear) | |
| ___ is another synthetic dye that is also a potential carcinogen | |
| Red dye #3 was shown to cause thyroid tumors in male rats (not females) but it would require ___ daily servings of fruit cocktails containing the dye for 70 years (a number) | |
| There are more natural carcinogens than synthetic ones. 1 cup of ___ contains about 10mg of known carcinogens: acrylamide, caffeic acid, benzene, styrene, formaldehyde and furfural | |
| Why has cancer become the number one cause of death in Canada? | |
| ___ was found in some bottled water because of the production of PET (polyethylene terephthalate, the bottle material) at about 1 part per trillion meaning one would need to consum | |
| One would die from drinking _ litres of water from water intoxication (explained by osmosis) | |
| ___ is a condition where one experiences a chronic urge to drink a lot of water | |
| One strategy to prevent the decomposition of colouring agest is to attach them to ___ that can't be absorbed by the body and are instead excreted | |
| The per capita consumption of hot dogs in North America is ___ per year (~20 billion total) | |
| ___ is used as a food preservative and a food colour (good for preventing botulism) and can be found in hot dogs | |
| ___ (MbFe2+) causes naturally cut meat to be blueish-red. When oxygen is present, ___ turns red. Eventually, the iron in the ___ molecule is oxidized and turns brown instead of red | |
| ___ react with the previous answer to form nitrosomyoglobin and to produce a pink colour | |
| ___ ___ is put into hot dogs to prevent the conversion from nitrites to nitrosamines | |
| ___ is a carcinogen that has been used by both a biologist (jealous motives) and a German doctor (marital motives) in attempts to poison and cause cancer (can cause liver failure) | |
| ___ are used in 'instant mashed potato' mix and other vegetable and fruit products by preventing oxidation (which causes browning) of fruits and vegetables and of fats (rancidity) | |
| ___ (such as from a knife) can act as a catalyst and speed up the browning effect | |
| ___ ___ is a chelating agent that ties up metals to slow down the browning effect | |
| ___ is another chelating agent. | |
| ___ are another anti-browning agent but is now used limitedly because some people are allergic to it and it has caused 20 deaths in Canada and the US (it can be found in raisins) | |
| BHA and BHT are antioxidants that prevent ___ | |
| ___ can be added to bread because it is an anti-fungal agent | |
| ___ can be added to bread because it is an anti-fungal agent | |
| ___ is a fungus that can cause hallucination and can be found in rye breads. 19 women were executed in Salem because they hallucinated from this and were believed to be witches. | |
| Propionibacter shermanii is a bacteria used in the production of Swiss cheese. It converts lactic acid to produce CO2 (makes the holes) and ___ ___ (a natural preservative). It is | |
| ___ ___ is a 'German' wine that is composed of a mix of wines from multiple European countries | |
| Thickening agents such as ___ can be used in ice cream for a better 'mouth feel' and can trap moisture on the top of the ice cream causing freezer burn. | |
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