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3. L-Cysteine: A Startling Source of any single one of them could trigger what
Amino Acids is known as an antigenic response. That
L-Cysteine, another additive found in is when the immune system identifies
bread and cookie dough, might leave a wheat protein as an “other”, and starts
you speechless when you discover its either an innate or adaptive immune
source. It’s primarily derived from two response, and attacks self-structures
surprising sources: duck feathers and accidentally, as a result. Gluten is one of
human hair. This amino acid is added those well-known triggers. However, it is
to bread to expedite large-scale factory considered only the tip of the iceberg.
production processes.
In conclusion, while bread is a dietary
The process of obtaining L-Cysteine cornerstone for many, it’s essential to be
involves dissolving human hair in acid informed about what goes into the bread
and then isolating the amino acid through we consume regularly. By understanding
a chemical process before shipping it off the potential risks associated with
to commercial bread producers. This additives like potassium bromate,
process is the cheaper way to use protein ammonium sulfate, and L-Cysteine,
to speed up the baking process. Although as well as the complexities of wheat
there are only trace amounts found in proteins, we can make more informed
most breads, this revelation is bound to choices and advocate for safer, healthier
make anyone pause and reconsider what alternatives in our daily bread.
they’re consuming.
Remember, knowledge is your best tool
Beyond Additives: The Complex for making conscious choices about the
World of Wheat Proteins food you bring into your life, and it starts
It’s not just additives that can raise with a closer look at the ingredients in
concerns when it comes to bread; the very your bread.
nature of wheat itself poses potential issues.
Research has identified an astonishing
23,788 distinct proteins in wheat. While Researched by
many of these proteins seem harmless, Lauren Lovato
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