carrageenan
Noun
Meaning
a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae
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Degraded or low molecular weight carrageenan is a suspected carcinogen and should not be used in food products.
PS Just look at the label on those expensive natural breads: gums and cellulose, carrageenan, inulin, and hold on to your hats, datum…and in all the nutrition and protein drinks too.
If you have a Wegmans supermarket nearby, I just found out that their organic almond milks do not have any carrageenan.
If I had to rank additives, I’d say carrageenan is a bit more concerning than the other two additives we’ve discussed so far because of its association with gut issues.
I had been eating four different foods (some daily, some weekly) that contained carrageenan.
I’m not “most people” – I’m me, and I have the same symptoms given in the original letter in this chain when I ingest carrageenan or MSG (seaweed is seaweed).