Thursday, June 6, 2013

The Worst Sulfite Offenders

For those people that think they have some kind of a sulfite problem, but are in no way severely allergic, this list of the worst offending foods might be a good place to start. This list was adapted from a list in "Sulfites and Chronic Disease" by Rick Williams. For a deeper look into the science of sulfites and their role in asthma, allergies, migraines and chronic fatigue, go to Rick's site: http://www.learningtarget.com/nosulfites/ . I would highly recommend his book. It was (and still is) an invaluable resource as I learn to live with my sulfite allergy.

The Worst Offending Sulfite Foods:


Processed corn products: including corn starches, corn syrups, glucose, maltodextrin, polydextrose and dextrose.
Grapes: including fresh grapes, dried grapes (raisins), grape juices (purple, red and white), grape juice concentrates, wine (red and white), wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar.
Processed potato products: including dehydrated (instant) potatoes, frozen potatoes, potato flour, potato starch and tapioca starch.
Gelatin
Sulfited shrimp and crab
Cheese
Dried sulfited fruits
Dried or shredded coconut
Lemon Juice Concentrate
Apple cider vinegar
Sulfured molasses
European beet sugar
Worcestershire sauce

1 comment:

  1. what happens when you eat foods with sulfites? i think i have determined that when i eat sulfites i get very dry cracking splitting paper cuts on my thumb and 1st 2 fingers and sometimes on the palm of my hands i will get a patch or two of dry itching spots. i used to eat raw broccoli all the time but last time i ate it for a week and my thumb and fingers broke out severely. so i haven't eaten any since. i still must be eating sulfites from somewhere but i haven't broken out that severe since the last episode of eating broccoli. avocados on the other hand i love but they make my legs itch and stomach area itch and is so uncomfortable it is hard to sleep.

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