74: Carrageenan: A Common Food Additive That Might Affect Your Health

Today's topic is carrageenan. It's a plant-based ingredient that's in many foods and a lot of people can also have a sensitivity to it. For those who are affected, they're often in the dark as to what the culprit of their discomfort is. That's why I'm bringing this to your attention today.

 

 

Carrageenan is something that's added to foods and pharmaceuticals to emulsify them, to thicken liquids, or to give them a gel-like consistency. Carrageenan itself comes from red edible seaweed, or sometimes it's called Irish Moss. So it is a natural plant product, therefore it IS in many foods that are labeled as vegan but it's also highly inflammatory for many people.

 

 

Also in this episode:

 

 

• What kind of symptoms you might experience with a carrageenan sensitivity

 

 

• What kind of foods contain carrageenan

 

 

• Other names for carrageenan that you'll find on food labels

 

 

• How carrageenan creates inflammation

 

 

• Be careful of false information about carrageenan

 

 

• How to find out which brand/foods contain carrageenan

 

 

• What does GRAS mean and why to be cautious when you see this label

 

 

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