Bromates

Alternate Names

Calcium Bromate, Potassium Bromate, Sodium Bromate, Bromated Flour

Description

A "bread improver" and maturing agent. Used in baked goods and allows for stronger dough and higher rising.

Bromates - Quick Stats

What's This?

Names

Calcium Bromate, Potassium Bromate, Sodium Bromate, Bromated Flour

Allergy Information

Uses

Dough Conditioner

E-Number

N/A

Additional Information

Categorized as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The FDA has urged bakers to voluntarily stop using it. Warning labels are required in some states including California. Has been banned in the United Kingdom, Canada, Sri Lanka, China, Nigeria, Brazil and Peru.

Found In

bread, rolls, buns

Possible Health Effects

Categorized as a category 2B (possibly carcinogenic to humans) and therefore may cause cancer. Other effects include kidney failure and skin eruptions.

Allergy Information

Unknown

Online Resources/Related

International Agency for Research on Cancer, Potassium Bromate - Summary of Data Reported and Evaluation (Vol. 73, p. 481), 1999, International Agency for Research on Cancer - Summaries and Evaluations
Environmental Health Perspectives, Toxicity and Carcinogenicity of Potassium Bromate - A New Renal Carcinogen, July 1990, Kurokawa Y, Maekawa A, Takahashi M, Hayashi Y
Cancer Letters, Potassium bromate (KBrO3) induces renal proliferative response and damage by elaborating oxidative stress, September 1998, Uma Giri, Mohammad Iqbal, Mohammad Athar

Print Resources

Farlow, Christine Hoza, D.C.Food Additives: A Shopper's Guide To What's Safe & What's Not. KISS For Health Publishing, 2007 Revised Edition

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