What is bht made from

I understand health factors could arise from accumulated amounts, but in Moderation, you most likely will not have to worry. Robert March 3, PM. Joie March 19, PM. Very good points made Robert. Would never agree with Mark's ideology I believe it's very dangerous and irresponsible thinking. Jessica May 18, PM. That is a fallacy. BHT is fat soluble, which means if you sit around eating packaged foods with bht all day, yes, you might get sick.

But if you are a healthy person who exercises and eats very little packaged foods then the risk is as minimal as getting gasoline on your baby finger. That is a more accurate comparison.

You are more likely to get sick from all the sugar you can consume from cereal than bht. I know this, because I understand chemistry. Yu Na May 30, PM. LOL, you've essentially said that the same thing. The foods aren't safe! Especially if you don't exercise. Fihi Ma Fihi It is what it is.

Well, I understand chemistry, but also visit clinics where people thought they were eating healthy and all of a sudden their heart or kidneys started to malfunction. One of which was a police officer who built and trained like a bodybuilder before it happened. His 6pack was admired from what I heard. The outpouring of support was overwhelming.

He also had a black belt in karate. Didn't drink or smoke. No history of kidney problems in the family. Ate salads every day. Didn't eat sweets. Even some of the chemicals in dressings are also fuel additives. Eating a salad or 2 a day with a salad dressing and still having kidney failure. He worked out, plenty. Luckily for him, one of his fellow officers was a kidney match. I can't say the same for the other people from different walks of life that were and still are active, but will now have to undergo a procedure to have the device placed in their arm for dialysis that I've talked to.

Most of these chemicals are like any other drug, there can be an overdose side effect. But if you aren't told where the drugs are, then how can you limit the dose. What is the 1 dose? They aren't just in sugary foods. Don't fool yourself. I can't tell you how many people I talk that tell me they feel like they're being punished for being so judgmental of obese people. Or how upset the 25 year old was when she was told that even one cold cut at a popular sandwich shop which she loved to eat at everyday could have put her in complete renal failure because she was walking around that close and didn't know.

She only drank sports drinks and water all her life and thought that was healthy because it wasn't soda. I think the parents should have known not be be given a child electrolyte drinks if they aren't low on electrolytes. I never drank Gatorade when I was growing up unless sick with the flu and hadn't eaten because of.

Today, I don't think some parents think about it as more than just another drink at the machine. Try looking at the back of some healthy stuff sometimes. Condiments also. Mixed in with the longer words towards the end after all the easy on the eye words. Anything baked really. I am sure you know what the Mono, Di and Tri represent so I don't have to explain. Don't be surprised. Many of them have a no more than 1 dose per 24 hour period, as drugs that is.

There are more than just a few. Before judging people who trust that a diet dressing is healthy on top of a plate of veggies, Please understand that people have had heart attacks at gyms and fitness facilities. I have talked with them also when they have their devices added. Especially in gym showers. When the body is in cool down mode. No matter how much one exercises, they can never achieve a cast iron kidney or heart.

I do agree that we need to change eating habits in our country, but in reality, we have to look at the whole of things. Not point the finger at someone for believing what they see advertised. Some people need to believe the family environment that a restaurant brags about. They need somewhere to take them. They want to take Mama to a nice restaurant once in a while. Well, You have no idea what they buy or the ins and outs of preparation everywhere you've eaten.

I saw a video once of a lady screaming at a FF employee because she asked for fresh food. To me, nothing they could do to it would make it fresh. It came in on a truck from a warehouse after sitting somewhere else for however long.

But her thoughts on the subject were obviously different. I could blame her parents, but they probably had to compete with what her friends wanted to do and eat as she grew older. It's a large web. If you understand where I am coming from.

That was one ingredient in one product. Which is a milestone. But it is one of several milestones in an industry that donates in order to atone. Like so many others. I just don't like when children are the targets. Nancy June 29, AM. Jessica I am sure exercise is great. But there are children who eat cereal everyday for breakfast. In their little bodies that are growing it can't be good in any amount. Now every cereal you pick up on the shelf is has genetic engineering. Check it out.

Mark March 3, PM. Danielle W. June 13, PM. Brenda January 4, AM. A lot of us are scared of it and a lot of other chemicals but wouldn't know about it if people weren't informing us.

Glad to hear you did your research and it is your choice to eat it. None of the chemicals we are eating will do any harm in small doses by themselves but several of them together over decades may. If you look at increases in dementia type diseases, cancer and Autism in relation to the increased use of chemicals you have to know there are some that are dangerous to our health. We need information to make intelligent choices. Mark February 17, AM.

I dont think ypu should be eating foods with artificial lab manumactured componemts on a regular basis, thats where i agree you might have problems in the future. Jeff January 19, AM. Mark: I find it interesting that you claim that there are people who want to eat "bht", after all, it's an additive to preserve freshness and if there is any empirically validated scientific evidence that BHT has the potential to harm one's health, which in case there is, then, we must take that into consideration, as our medical health profession is based on scientific evidence.

What would make sense is that if there are those who want to "eat bht" as you put it, then perhaps they can sell BHT to those people in its synthetic form. That might be perhaps more logical than suggesting that there would be any significant majority of persons who would choose to have BHT as the preservative in the cereal when others would work as well: they are purchasing the cereal for its taste and not its choice of a preservative.

It shouldn't matter one way or antoher right? Out of curiosity why do you want it in your cereal? I never said people "want" to eat bht. Selling bht would not be practical in my opinion, mostly because that's where there really might become a problem in over consumption leading to health problems.

It's up to a consumer to be aware of their own personal preferences whether they care about bht or not. I'm not trying to say that any people who want bht free options have a bad opinion at all, I really just think that there is a fine line between worrying about being healthy me , and worrying too much about preservatives in general.

James Bosso July 13, PM. There are people who would choose to 'eat' BHT. A book from the late 70's or early 80's was written by some masters level students called "life extension". I think they sold the rights to the name to a store chain. You may have seen one of their stores. This young couple promoted consumption of BHT. They thought that we did not get enough of it in our food supply. They thought that this and other synthetic chemicals would assist the body and extend our lives.

They noted that BHT was an alternative treatment for herpes and that the suspected mechanism was exposing the underlying structure of the virus to the body's defenses by stripping off the outer coating. Cindy March 3, PM. Delicia Ambrosino March 26, PM. I'd rather see activism on whole, green, organic foods A to Z at prices everyone can afford.

I'd rather see activism on cleaning up and stopping the damage of our oceans as they, the oceans, suck a lot of CO2 out of the atmosphere cleansing what we breathe, make it so we have water on land so we can eat, farm, and drink, and keep the weather "normal" which hasn't been the case for years, and finally, helps to keep temperatures normal for whatever area including desert, the arctics, temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical.

Sylvia Earle said, "Without the blue there will be no green. Without the green there will be no us". We are extremely tied to the oceans. The water and salt content in our bodies is almost equivalent to that of the oceans. Sharks are our one greatest hope of finding a cure for cancer though few know about it.

European Commission. Call for data on ingredients with potential endocrine-disrupting properties used in cosmetic products. February 15, National Center for Biotechnology Information. Final report on the safety assessment of BHT 1. Int J Toxicol. Bomgardner MM. General Mills to remove antioxidant BHT from its cereals. Published February 19, Ultra-processed foods and health outcomes: a narrative review. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for VerywellFit.

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Think of chlorine and sodium chloride. One is incredibly toxic and dangerous, while the other is table salt. Scientific names are means of identifying the structure of a compound, not its uses, benefits or harms. I agree we should eat healthier and less processed foods. I just thinks its ridiculous to think that everything out there is going to kill us. BHT is present in these mixtures of chemicals for the same reasons it is in foods- as an antioxidant.

Additionally, it should be kept in mind that data from the MSDS is mostly relevant to workers handling large quantities of product. For example, a worker who must measure amounts of this from a barrel cold accidentally inhale a large amount of dust. I stopped drinking water because I found out the Nazis also drank it… does this mean I can drink water again? Apparently, most chemical food additives are bad for migrainers but BHT is by far the worst.

My neurologist has me on a migraine diet [which is actually mostly healthy foods! OrganicPusher: For those who happen to be on a migraine diet, vegan or vegetarian diets are pretty much impossible. That can lessen effectiveness of argunents, if not backfire.

Consider water — also used in weed killers, paint, radiator fluids, toilet cleaner, artificial maple syrup, window cleaner…. Awful stuff! Another great source for a sunscreen is Cocanut Oil, that you cook with. It takes a little bit, but it is a natural barier and will allow vitamin D to be created on your skin naturally. U can find it in any health food store. Completely natural And it allows you to brown, without burning. BHT is proving to be very helpful in curing hepatitis-C. Google it.

I agree, all chemicals [and many plants] have the ability to sicken or kill depending on dosage. However, there are certain things than are almost universal in the American diet which are almost impossible to avoid.

Have you ever noticed how many items have soy in them, for instance? Soy protein, soy lecithin, soybean flour, vegetable [ie, soybean] oil? This is also true [to a lesser extent] for BHT. For those of us who are barred from ingesting those items due to allergies or illness, it makes a diet miserable. I could give you an example of my daily menu [only dinner varies… ever], but it would depress me.

Life is sweet as it is. I dont need to have all this crap added to make it taste good. God has given us so much and we have ruined it.

Great Post!! I just started eating some snack, and was looking up the ingriedients at the side of the box, and read that BHT is added last to the snacks packaging. I was curious what it was, and.. Well… here I am!!

I have one more in the list of hundreds of chemicals and materials to avoid. Thanks to your website! Great stuff!! Thank you!!! A chemical is a chemical. No way around it folks. Critically think about it. I have been using BHT for 31 years and have had nothing but excellent results. I will continue to use it until I die. I use it as a life extention material and to control herpes.

I have not had a outbreak of herpes for more than 30 years and only then because I let my supply run out. It is effective against all lip coded viruses and is use as a super antioxidant. I am glad I saw your comment in all these posts. But then I found this article and was reconsidering. Now I am not sure if to go for it or not. For cold sores I have used Campho Phenique for 64 years. As soon as I notice the tingling, or have have a sore or blister develope I apply it several times a day.

It takes away any pain, too. The virus that causes cold sores lives dormant in your body. Every time you have an outbreak, IF you have a healthy immune system, the virus gets weaker.

I know from experience that this is true. I too was trying to buy products that listed only one or two simple ingredients. It looks so innocent. Interesting comments from those who use it to control hepati. BHT has been shown to kill lipid enclosed viruses eg warts,hepatitis c and herpes. I copied and pasted the following from the naturalnews. In studies BHT has caused various disorders in animals, such as reduced body weight, increased blood cholesterol levels, and birth defects.

America is consuming mass amounts of chemicals put in foods and drinks. Both BHA and BHT are carcinogens that are prominent in potato-chips, cookies, cakes, carbonated drinks, chewing gum, shortening, lard, vegetable oils, margarine, cheese spreads, ice cream, dry cereals, cosmetics, and medical drugs. I no longer purchase products from giant companies like Kelloggs, Nabisco, ConAgra, etc.

In order for them to mass produce their crap and protect their profits they use mass produced ingredients like GMO corn, wheat, and soy and additives BHT! I would advise everyone to start shopping elsewhere to find better food choices. These products are not on the shelf at your local chain grocery store and certainly are not carried at Walmart. Eating safer, healthier food involves more time, money and effort not only cooking but shopping too. Protecting the agricultural and pharmaceutical giants that own them by the suppression of the truth.

That is their one and only purpose. To those that it helps then more power to ya — but for those of us that have been having issues with one thing or another, glad it has been an eye opener for what is most likely causing that issue to start with — I am so sick of our corrupt government and what it is doing to our health as well as our country — MAY GOD HELP US ALL! I agree we should all do our research! We presently so not have GMO wheat.

There has been some Research but nothing commercially available. If someone has a disease and studies show a certain chemical helps, and you trust the studies, go for it.

That does not mean I want it in my food. Studies show that chemotherapy helps kill cancer, so we should put those chemicals in our food and water and maybe we can eradicate cancer! Its also in Chewing Gum. I just googled this because I saw it on the ingredient list on Trident White gum.

Guess where I just found it? Like our infants need this garbage? Add in the artificial flavor and color and we have wonderful chemical cocktail to feed our babies! Crap…gonna have to check my advil.

Gonna have to make some serious changes…consider everything I touch or put on my body. For exact numbers, the FDA allows 0. Quantities that small like Gabe pointed out can actually be beneficial to humans. Numbers were obtained from A.

One reason could be that BHT is banned in Europe as a food additive like many other food colorings and artificial additives. For instance Nuttela in Greece has no modified ingredient but in canada it has and the product list is big. Generally in Greek food market you will have to try hard to find modified food.

The only widely used modified ingredient I see is modified startch and all these products come from USA directly with no Greek letters on the package just a fake sticker We all avoid it of course.

This is the weird part. So, why Canada has to follow the same toxic experiment in foods like they do in USA. Canada is the pet of USA? I remember Monstanto tried to bring modified foods in Europe throughout England So Monsanto uses english-spoken countries to achieve the results. Anyway, just assumptions. I just cant believe what I see in some juices in Canada whereas in greece they would never sell such waste-products to kids.

Gosh, Greece sounds lovely! With such fresh unmodified food. Here in the US Monsanto has started commercials, promoting themselves as a wholesome family company. If they start to loose America, they loose a lot! So you can imagine how much money they make here. Just like I hope the adult immunization programs will backfire, making people more aware of the dangers and ineffectiveness of vaccines.

Both have yet to happen. I am very concerned about any additives and preservatives. What about oat meal and whole grains for cooking? Is it possible these companies are using preservatives without listing it? From what Ive recently researched, it is dangerous whether it is put in the packaging or used as a direct food additive.

The flour still gets all over the chicken as a coating. The bht still gets all over the cereal. At least, thats the way its been explained to me by someone who used to work for general mills. This got me worried a lot because it is what my family mostly eat for cereal. I am going to switch to an safer alternative for now on. I agree. Had to throw the whole box away. Yes I am and I still have the receipt. Thanks everyone for all your comments. Because after all, who eats cereal in the first 3 months after they purchase it?

God forbid a shelf-stable grocery product have an expiration date four to five months from the time the grocery store receives it.

The manufacturer might have to use partially hyrdrogenated oil as an alternative. Yesterday, I discovered this blurb on a few cereal boxes I had purchased—to my horror. Oh, names? But maybe it actually would sit on the shelf that long if everyone refused BHT in any form.

Just so you know.. Your store does not have to label information on the things that come in bulk. The BHT and other preservatives that come coated on your food are labeled on the box not the food itself. My husband and I have went back to preserving many summer foods that we grow for market.

And now we are growing this into part of our farm business. Good Luck. I looked up BHT because its in my store brand cheerios! When I got home and realized it, I decided to look it up. Now I have to return this crap. When will stores start caring more about people than profit? Just came across a box of Wheat Thins in my desk, ate one,and found it to taste fresh.

It was crispy. The only preservative listed is BHT added to packaging material to preserve freshness. What is this doing to our bodies? I have a box of hole wheat cereal at home with bht. But thanks for the info. If BHT is in our food even the smallest bit, it is not good for us. Lately my daughter pointed out to me that the outside bag not the box of cereals had been sprayed with BHT for freshness.

Check the date, and if expired, show it to the store manager and walk away. My younger sister recently died of cancer that could have been caused by these kinds ofadditives as she believed in the short cuts that made her food preparation easier and faster. She will never have the chance to correct that. I compared my old deoderant label with my new one and the only difference in ingredients was BHT.

I did some research and stopped using it two days ago, washed clothes and bras that might be contaminated and have noticed the pain and fullness in both breasts has subsided. Breast tissue extends to the armpit…and estrogen can cause breast swelling and tenderness…and BHT does get asorbed into the skin. Oh yeah the deoderant was Lady Speedstick but only found BHT in the stainguard one, and not the regular one… and not in any of my husbands deoderants.

Take this how you will but I know my body well, and I knew something different was causing the severe tenderness and fullness. A little label reading and research made a difference for me. Wow, that is really disturbing. I think my spring cleaning this year is going to involve knowing the ingredients of the foods and products I use and getting rid of the ones that are secretly poisoning us.

Same with the laundry detergent comment. EDTA is used to Fortify compunds for use wether it be in our grains or products, like stability for detergent. Thats ignorant. Giving the companies feedback is a useful option, sometimes more useful than just not buying the product because then they know the reason behind the loss in a sale. They also probably know you are going to tell others, especially since this is something that can be toxic.

I always take a chance to email my dissatisfaction to companies when I figure out about stuff like this. If it was chronic, it may be more worrisome because then the small doses over time would definitely be harmful. I had it tonight again before I realized. Tonight oughta be fun…. I went to the store yesterday and decided to buy some Kelloggs Rice Krispies. I looked at the ingredients first and it stated it has BHT.

Well, back to the store the cereal goes. I for one am messaging all these companies as everyone on here should be too! Let them hear it from the people who keep them in business!

I finally figured out that I have a facial swelling reaction when consuming a product with BHT. Every time I eat a Chex cereal it happens. There is nothing in Chex to which I am allergic, but my eyelids swell and get itchy every time I eat it.

I am absolutely sure it is BHT. No more BHT in anything for me! Where or haow do you find lists of products containing BHT? Had to throw away the whole box. This is just stupid. Why would they do this? I just looked at the ingredients of the Kellogs Corn flakes.. I mean like seriously? I finally decided to check on this thing. So it was in my Stater Bros. Bite-Sized Shredded Wheat Store brand. They just had to go and ruin something really healthy.

Glad im finally becoming aware to this!! They sell Kashi cereals, for example. Their house brand does not contain GMOs, though. Needless to say, it will be the last box of them I will ever buy.

It seems most cereals have BHT in them. Thanks to all of you for your information. However one day I quietly decided that my family and I are worthy of healthier food at least better choices of food and I am making it work. How good is the reputation of the people they purchase from? These questions came to light when I found out about the honey I have been using as I switch off from sugar and artificial sweetener from TJ.

You can check it out yourself if you want. I guess my point is to ask the questions, get informed, make healthful decisions. Thank you! This was very informative. I have always wondered what BHT was because it is an ingredient in many gluten free foods. That makes it even more frightening! These are supposedly healthy foods that contain this nasty preservative. I use eggs to make both omelets and cakes…. Or a more relatable one: Water is an ingredient in antifreeze which I use to cool the engine in my car.

In my research, I was appalled that I had ever let my children put any of that into their bodies. I immediately made a change in our diets. Within 5 days, not only did she tell me it seemed a little easier to focus at school, but her handwriting went from that of a kindergartner to what looked like a 4th or 5th grade level. Not only that, but she had struggled with bed-wetting her entire life, She had been having an accident every night- but 5 days after getting rid of those chemicals- she was dry AND has been since!

If only 5 days could make such a difference, imagine the benefits my children will now have from being free from all that JUNK! Might as well not eat anything. Kashi: GMO pro. Forget that. Anything canned has a plastic lining containing BPA.

Guar Gum and Carageenan a preservative-also in virtually everything. The list of carcinogens is endless…. I never knew about this, I will be making changes in my home. For the sake of my children. And will tell others as well. I have never heard of BHT until I read this article then googled it to find out more information and then I found the this information. I just finished eating quaker dipps chocolate fudge granola bar….

Of course they had to ruin that with BHT. There is a reason there are ingredient labels. Most all processed foods have some sort of preservative or else you would be eating foods with mold and bacteria which would be even worse for your well being.

Many equate processed foods with only fast foods but processed means just that. The bottom line is no one is forcing you to buy these products. Take responsibility for your own food choices and stop blaming every one else for what you chose to buy and eat. There are plenty of food options that are not processed and filled with questionable ingredients. You CHOOSE to eat sugar laden cereals, processed wheat products, really unhealthy snacks and then complain about health and hazards!

Educate yourself, make informed decisions and take responsibility for your choices! This harmful chemical has been introduced into every brand of cereal why because your children eat it everyday. When I emailed kelloggs and general mills and asked why they put BHT in their breakfast cereal. Their response was a coupon for the very product I was complaining about.

I have recently noticed that foods past the expired date are giving off a foul taste and odour that I never encountered earlier in my life. Expired food just became stale or moldy. I personally believe that food manufacturers are deliberately adding a substance that in itself goes rancid to force people to throw away food when it is probably still good. When I was growing up , from the later sixties, I have never encountered this before. What is up with this? A marketing scheme to force people to throw away food long before it actually is rotten and unsafe to eat.

Any one notice this? Most of the things we consume contains BHT. It is difficult for companies to produce these products without it because it will go bad by the time it reaches store shelves. Unfortunately this is what us as consumers have to deal with. I was just reading the label on one of my cosmetics and found BHT in there. Unfortunately, many of their products contain BHT. I got curious about this ingredient after looking up BHT and reading this post.

It sickens me to know that so many companies are using these horrible ingredients. Its no wonder that people are getting all kinds of cancer and such.

Just wanted to throw it out there that we all need to read the labels and learn what is actually in everything we use and consume. In reality it could be worse for you!

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