Was New to list-intro diet making me sicker? NOW legality of Welch's

February 26, 2009

> So Welch's is not something I can declare legal or not-legal. It is

> something to be taken note of, and if someone has difficulty with it,

> they may want to make their own juice so they can be certain nothing

> has been added to it.

I understand Marilyn's position, since she was not sure of the

completeness of fermentation. But I think I can shed some light on that.

Nearly ALL commercial citric acid is fermented from corn. The

representative simply told you that it is fermented from corn sugar,

which is true. ALL citric acid is made from cheap sugar -- and it's

all still legal. Ascorbic acid is made from glucose -- and it's legal too.

There is no sugar left in the final products after fermentation.

Technically speaking there shouldn't even be any corn protein left

after processing.

That is why I have no problem saying Welch's is legal. Citric acid and

ascorbic acid are both legal and ALL of it is produced from sugar.

This does not affect the legality of Welch's grape juice. This rep was

simply more detailed than most are.

There are many individuals who find they simply can't tolerate

products with citric acid or ascorbic acid added. This may be due to

traces of the corn, or it could be some other issue. But it is still

legal.

I hope that clarifies somewhat. You can look up citric acid on

Wikipedia to learn more.

B.

ASD son, RA self, SCD Nov. 2007

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