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Kaycee

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Hi, I have just read about a vanilla question, and put my two cents worth in, and it does make me want to ask about the colour caramel that has the food additive no 150 either with an a, b, c, or d after it.

From what I gather 150a is plain caramel, see below, so I guess it is from sugar, but what are the others derived from? I have tried searching the net, but I can not seem to find an answer.

From what I gather, caramel is gluten free, even the food additive, but I seem to react to something in some suppossed gluten free products that have 150 listed as the colourant. Maybe it is wheat based, but the amount of gluten in them could be neglible and not register on the machines that test for gluten.

These are the explanations I found for the different caramel no's, but what they mean I don't know. Does anybody else know?

E 150a Plain Caramel

E 150b Caustic sulphite caramel

E 150c Ammonia caramel

E 150d Sulphite ammonia caramel

Cathy

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Hi, I have just read about a vanilla question, and put my two cents worth in, and it does make me want to ask about the colour caramel that has the food additive no 150 either with an a, b, c, or d after it.

From what I gather 150a is plain caramel, see below, so I guess it is from sugar, but what are the others derived from? I have tried searching the net, but I can not seem to find an answer.

From what I gather, caramel is gluten free, even the food additive, but I seem to react to something in some suppossed gluten free products that have 150 listed as the colourant. Maybe it is wheat based, but the amount of gluten in them could be neglible and not register on the machines that test for gluten.

These are the explanations I found for the different caramel no's, but what they mean I don't know. Does anybody else know?

E 150a Plain Caramel

E 150b Caustic sulphite caramel

E 150c Ammonia caramel

E 150d Sulphite ammonia caramel

Cathy

Okay, I knew I didn't like to see the words 'carmel coloring' on anything. Now I know why <_< They don't look like anything I want in my body.

As to the gluten reaction issue, I react to some also and have avoided brown sodas for a while. I found out recently that one soda manufacturor uses the Codex Standard to define gluten free, which as we know is not really gluten-free, perhaps your issues with these have the same root cause? Just a guess. Where are our resident scientists?

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Michi8
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My understanding is that caramel colour in North American products is gluten free (not derived from wheat or other gluten grains at all), but that is not the case world-wide. I'll try to find the link to one manufacturer again, and will post it when I do. There is one particular manufacturer that has good gluten-specific information about their products.

Michelle

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Here is the link to D.D. Williamson's gluten statement: Open Original Shared Link If you look at their allergy info, they also state that none of the raw sources in their North American or South American caramel colour come from wheat or gluten.

The link to Sethness Caramel Color gluten and allergen statments: Open Original Shared Link

Neither company uses gluten, or gluten grains in manufacture of caramel colour.

Michelle

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