If you are a bread lover, which so many of us are, there is just another reason why you should be eating organic: potassium bromate.
Potassium bromate is an additive used in flour which strengthens the dough and allows it to rise higher. Furthermore, it gives the finished bread an appealing white color.
But, the problem is that this additive is also linked to cancer.
In 1999, the International Agency on Research for Cancer declared that potassium bromate was a possible human carcinogen, which means that it possibly causes cancer.
Here are some other things for you to know about potassium bromate:
– It is not allowed for use or is banned as a food additive in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil and the European Union.
– In tests on laboratory animals, exposure to potassium bromate increased the incidence of both benign and malignant tumors in the thyroid and peritoneum.
– Potassium bromate also has the potential to disrupt the genetic material within cells.
To no one surprise, the food industry says that potassium bromate is perfectly safe. It claims that potassium bromate gets converted into potassium bromide, a similar yet non-carcinogenic chemical, during the baking process.
However, testing has proven that this is not the case and that potassium bromate still remains after the baking process.
WHAT TO DO
First, be aware of which conventional brands are using potassium bromate in their products and avoid them.
make sure that you and your family are purchasing organic bread because potassium bromate is not allowed in organic products.
Here are some great brands to choose from.
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