\u25ba Avoid those additives that are potentially dangerous or unsafe to your health & see which ones are considered safe. This application is perfect for those at risk, the health conscious, parents, vegetarians, vegans and\/or people on religious based diets.
\n\u25ba 4 Stars from MacLife
\n\u25ba Previous app store Staff Favorite (USA)
\n\u25ba iPhone, iPod touch & iPad UNIVERSAL app support<\/p>\n
Take control of what you eat today. <\/p>\n
Food additives may have revolutionized the mass production of the food that we consume, but at what cost to your health?<\/p>\n
Fully searchable, this application lets you quickly & easily access the general information of 450+ food additives (self contained database, so no internet connection needed!). <\/p>\n
Not all food additives are bad for your health, but a large percentage have been associated with a whole range of potential health risks & side effects, that include:<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Allergies & skin reactions
\n\u25a0 Asthma & breathing difficulties
\n\u25a0 Baby & infant related risks
\n\u25a0 Digestive upsets
\n\u25a0 Eye damage & effects
\n\u25a0 Genetic DNA mutations
\n\u25a0 Gluten intolerance (Celiac disease)
\n\u25a0 Histamine inhibitors \/ freeing
\n\u25a0 Hyperactivity in children
\n\u25a0 Migraines & headaches
\n\u25a0 Tumors \/ carcinogens
\n\u25a0 Salicylate sensitivity (aspirin etc)
\n\u25a0 Vitamin deficiency and\/or effects<\/p>\n
– ADDITIVE DATA LISTED & SORTED BY:<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Name
\n\u25a0 Number (International Numbering System)
\n\u25a0 Risk type (i.e. dangerous, unsafe, unknown or safe)
\n\u25a0 Symptom type (i.e. asthma, gluten, tumors, allergies, digestive etc)
\n\u25a0 Diet type (i.e. substance derived from animal, plant, insect, bacteria or fermentation, synthetic, mineral etc)
\n\u25a0 Fully instant search support<\/p>\n
– ADDITIVE DETAILS SHOWN:<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Additive number (e.g. E150b), additive name & other name they may go by
\n\u25a0 Substance origin (plant, synthetic, animal, mineral, fish, insect, bacteria, gas etc)
\n\u25a0 General use & function of the additive
\n\u25a0 Food industry classes & (coloring agent, preservative, emulsifier etc.)
\n\u25a0 Food products associated with the additive
\n\u25a0 Known & potential side effects relating to the additive
\n\u25a0 Maximum or adequate daily intake (ADI) of the additive
\n\u25a0 Dietary restrictions (helpful for vegetarian, vegan & religion based diets)
\n\u25a0 Countries unapproved for use as a food additive (currently Europe & Australian data)<\/p>\n
– OTHER KEY FEATURES:<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Full instant search functionality
\n\u25a0 Wikipedia integration for even more detail. Each additive conveniently embeds Wikipedia within the app (internet required for this functionality)
\n\u25a0 Color coded by risk (red=danger, orange=unsafe, unknown=blue, safe=green)
\n\u25a0 Icons for all symptom types (i.e. asthma, gluten, tumors, allergies, digestive etc)
\n\u25a0 Icons for all substance origin types (i.e. synthetic, mineral, fish animal based etc)
\n\u25a0 Flag icons for countries unapproved (Europe & Australia)
\n\u25a0 Fast, inbuilt database, so no internet required
\n\u25a0 Fancy layout, scrolling and 3D flip card between additive overview & details page<\/p>\n
* PARTIAL multilingual language^ support inbuilt (labels, heading names etc. only. You can switch between English (native), French, German, Spanish, Italian (native), Dutch (native) & Japanese. Note: Languages that aren’t native are software translated from native English<\/p>\n
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