Sentences with word «undegraded»

Freshpet uses small amounts of undegraded carrageenan as a thickener or gelling agent to help improve the form and texture of our food.

Chris Kresser looked more closely at the research, and found that many of the animal studies are done using poligeenan and not undegraded carrageenan, which further muddies the water.

Undegraded carageenan has been used as a thickener and stabilizer in food since the 1930's and it is approved as safe by the FDA and the World Health Organization.

He highlights that «Joanne K. Tobacman, M.D., A prominent researcher in the field and now associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, conducted studies linking undegraded carrageenan — the type that is widely used in foods — with malignancies and other stomach problems.

When we separate the research on poligeenan and undegraded carrageenan, we find that it is still linked to increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut), intestinal irritation, and colon ulcers.

Technically, undegraded is approved for use in food, while degraded is not.

To make things slightly more complicated, there are two forms: degraded and undegraded carrageenan.

One important difference is that while poligeenan can cause cancer on its own when given in high enough concentrations, undegraded carrageenan has only ever been shown to accelerate cancer formation when administered with a known carcinogen.

However, it is important to keep in mind that undegraded carrageenan is used in our food supply (not the type tested in this study).

There are two types of carrageenan, degraded carrageenan and undegraded.

(Degraded and undegraded carrageenan differ by molecular weight with undegraded carrageenan having the higher weight.)

What I found out is that Agar Agar is the «undegraded» version of carrageenan!

Undegraded carrageenan has been found safe for use in both human and pet foods by the FDA, USDA, and is deemed natural by the National Organic Standards Board.