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15 paź 2015 · Potassium bromate has been identified as “potential human carcinogen” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer — and it’s also recently been found to be in at least 86 baked goods...
15 paź 2015 · Potassium bromate is added to flour to strengthen the dough, help it to rise higher, and give the bread a white color. But it has also been identified as a “potential human carcinogen” by the...
13 paź 2024 · Potassium bromate is a cheap and effective additive that helps dough get a beautiful, big, fluffy rise and gives it a satisfying bready texture.
One such ingredient that has sparked debate is potassium bromate, a food additive that has been used by some bread companies to strengthen dough and improve the texture of the final product. However, the use of potassium bromate in bread has been linked to potential health risks, including an increased risk of cancer.
4 maj 2022 · Many packaged baked goods are made with flour that may contain potassium bromate, an additive linked to cancer. The chemical is added to flour to strengthen dough and allow it to rise higher, benefits that have led many U.S. companies to embrace it.
21 lut 2023 · But there's one ingredient conspicuously missing: Potassium bromate. It's a suspected carcinogen that's banned for human consumption in Europe, China and India, but not in the United States.
25 gru 2021 · The high concentrations of potassium bromate in the current study indicate that almost all bakeries in Bamenda use potassium bromate as a flour additive to produce bread, and bread consumption is unsafe for the inhabitants.
