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Our Never Ever List
We consider the following ingredients harmful and prohibit them in Epicure food products:
- acesulfame-K (acesulfame potassium)
- acetic acid (synthetic only)
- acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
- adipic acid
- ammonium chloride
- artificial colours
- artificial flavours
- artificial sweeteners
- aspartame
- azodicarbonamide
- benzoates (sodium and potassium)
- benzoyl peroxide
- BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
- BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
- bleached flour
- brazzein
- bromated flour
- brominated vegetable oil (BVO)
- calcium bromate
- calcium citrate
- calcium disodium EDTA
- calcium peroxide
- calcium propionate
- calcium saccharin
- calcium sorbate
- calcium stearoyl lactylate
- caprenin (caprocaprylobehenin)
- caramel colour
- carmine
- carnauba wax
- citric acid (synthetic only)
- corn maltodextrin
- corn syrup (glucose syrup)
- cyclamates
- cysteine (L-cysteine) as an additive in bread products
- DATEM (diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono- and diglycerides)
- dimethylpolysiloxane (dimethicone)
- dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)
- disodium calcium EDTA
- disodium dihydrogen EDTA
- disodium guanylate
- disodium inosinate
- disodium pyrophosphate (sodium acid pyrophosphate)
- EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
- ethylvanillin
- ferrous gluconate
- fructose
- fumaric acid
- glucose syrup
- gluten
- guanylates (GMP)
- heptyl paraben
- hexa-, hepta-, and octaesters of sucrose
- high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
- hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil
- hydrolysate of saccharides (glucose syrups)
- hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
- hydrolyzed whey protein
- hydrolyzed yeast extract
- inosine monophosphate (IMP)
- lactylated esters of mono- and di-glycerides
- methyl silicon methylparaben (except where naturally occurring)
- microparticularized whey monatin
- monosodium glutamate (MSG) (except where naturally occurring)
- mogrosides
- natamycin
- neotame
- peanuts
- phosphate additives (except where naturally occurring)
- polydextrose potassium benzoate
- potassium bisulfite
- potassium bromate
- potassium chloride
- potassium metabisulfite
- potassium sorbate (sorbic acid)
- propionates
- propyl gallate
- propylparaben
- protein derived fat substitute
- saccharide hydrolysate (glucose syrups)
- saccharin
- sodium aluminum phosphate
- sodium aluminum sulfate
- sodium benzoate
- sodium bisulfite
- sodium citrate
- sodium diacetate
- sodium glutamates (including MSG)
- sodium nitrate/nitrite
- sodium propionate
- sodium stearoyl lactylate
- sodium sulfite
- sorbic acid (potassium sorbate)
- sucralose
- sucroglycerides
- sucrose polyester
- sulfur dioxide
- TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
- tetrasodium EDTA
- tree nuts
- tricalcium phosphate
- vanillin (synthetic vanillin and ethylvanillin)
