Titanium Dioxide: A Paint & Food Additive That Makes Things White
A nice fresh coat of paint brings the luster back to any room. Crisp white walls look so clean. Funny thing though, the chemical they add to the paint to get that sparkly white color is the same ingredient added to foods (like skim milk) to make them more appealing to the eye.
Skim milk is basically milk with all the good stuff removed. It has a blueish color that without an additive doesn't look very appealing and is less likely to sell.
Titanium Dioxide is added to bring it back to a color we all recognize as milk. Cottage cheese would be an off yellow color without the use of this additive, too.
What's even more interesting is Titanium Dioxide doesn't get listed in product ingredients since it falls under the classification "manufacturing aid." That's a slick legal way to avoid letting the consumer know there is a possible carcinogen being added to their food.
Going organic can help keep you away from such hidden food additives, but you need to know that organic ingredients don't mean organic processing. If it doesn't say 100% organic on the label, there may still be hidden ingredients included in the product.
