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Some ingredients are simply not OK ...

Based on our own vast experience and on the guidelines set forth by many of today’s top natural product experts, we believe that the following ingredients should be avoided.

 

It is our intention to promote only brands and businesses that do not use these ingredients in their products, however, we urge you the consumer to read all product labels in order to make your own health conscious decisions.

 

We do not make any guarantees regarding the ingredients in the products marketed by the brands on this site, the items sold by retailers promoted on this site, or the foods & beverages served in the eateries promoted on this site.

 

We do however strive to include the best all natural and better for you options available today. We welcome your questions, feedback and suggestions.

The List ...

A

 

2,4,5-trihydroxybutyrophenone (THBP)

acesulfame-K

acetoin (synthetic)

acetone peroxides

acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides

advantame

aluminum ammonium sulfate

aluminum potassium sulfate

aluminum starch octenylsuccinate

aluminum sulfate

ammonium alum

ammonium chloride

ammonium saccharin

ammonium sulfate

apricot kernel/extract

artificial sweeteners

aspartame

azo dyes

azodicarbonamide

 

B

 

bacillus subtilis DE111

bacteriophage preparation

bentonite

benzoates

benzoic acid

benzophenone

benzoyl peroxide

benzyl alcohol

beta-cyclodextrin

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)

bleached flour

bromated flour

brominated vegetable oil

burnt alum

butylparaben

 

C

 

caffeine (extended release)

calcium benzoate

calcium bromate

calcium disodium EDTA

calcium peroxide

calcium propionate

calcium saccharin

calcium sorbate

calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate

canthaxanthin

caprocaprylobehenin

carmine
certified colors

Citrus Red No. 2

cochineal

 

D

 

DATEM

diacetyl (synthetic)

dimethyl Silicone

dimethylpolysiloxane

dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)

disodium 5′-ribonucleotides

disodium calcium EDTA

disodium dihydrogen EDTA

disodium EDTA

disodium guanylate

disodium inosinate

dodecyl gallate

 

E

 

EDTA

erythrosine

ethoxyquin

ethyl acrylate (synthetic)

ethyl vanillin (synthetic)

ethylene glycol

ethylene oxide

eugenyl methyl ether (synthetic)

 

F

 

FD&C Blue No. 1

FD&C Blue No. 2

FD&C Colors

FD&C Green No. 3

FD&C Red No. 3

FD&C Red No. 40

FD&C Yellow No. 5

FD&C Yellow No. 6

foie gras

 

G

 

gardenia blue

GMP

gold/gold leaf

 

H

 

heptylparaben

hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose

high-fructose corn syrup/HFCS

hjijiki

hydrogenated oils

 

I

 

inosine monophosphate

insect Flour

iron oxide

 

 

kava/kava kava

 

L

 

lactic acidesters of monoglycerides

lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides

 

M

 

ma huang

methyl silicon

methylparaben

microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute

monoammonium glutamate

monopotassium glutamate

monosodium glutamate

myrcene (synthetic)

 

N

 

natamycin (okay in cheese-rind wax)

neotame

nitrates (synthetic)

nitrites (synthetic)

 

O

 

octyl gallate

olestra

Orange B

 

P

 

partially hydrogenated oils

plant sterols

polydextrose

potassium alum

potassium benzoate

potassium bisulfite

potassium bromate

potassium metabisulfite

potassium nitrate

potassium nitrite

potassium propionate

potassium sorbate

propane-1,2-Diol esters of fatty acids

propionates

propionic acid

propyl gallate

propylene glycol esters of fatty acids

propylene oxide

propylparaben

pulegone (synthetic)

pyridine (synthetic)

 

S

 

saccharin

saccharin sodium salt

salatrim (short and long chain acyl triglyceride molecule)

shark cartilage

smoke flavor (synthetic)

sodium acid sulfate

sodium alum

sodium aluminum phosphate

sodium aluminum sulfate

sodium benzoate

sodium bisulfite

sodium cyclamate

sodium diacetate

sodium lauryl sulfate

sodium metabisulfite

sodium nitrate/nitrite (synthetic)

sodium propionate

sodium saccharin

sodium sorbate

sodium stearoyl lactylate

sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

sodium sulfite

sorbic acid

stannous chloride

succistearin

sucralose

sucroglycerides

sucrose acetate isobutyrate

sucrose ester

sucrose polyester

sulfites

sulfur dioxide

 

T

 

TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)

tetrasodium EDTA

thiodipropionic acid toluene

tonka bean/extract

 

V

 

vanillin (synthetic)

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