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Bretigne, Thanks for bringing this issue forward.

Monoglycerides and diglycerides have the potential like all emulsifiers to disrupt gut health. Disrupted gut health can lead to more systemic issues.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/29/the-truth-about-emulsifiers-gut-health-microbiome

Synthetic citric acid is made from mold, not citrus fruit.

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Jul 21Liked by Bretigne

Black mold, to be exact! I was horrified to recently learn that. Even more horrifying is seeing how prevalent it is in common food and beverage products.

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TYVM Bretigne. Unfortunately there are no Natural Grocers stores with hundreds of miles of me. Hopefully their business model includes expanding eastward. Cheers and keep fighting!

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Yeah, there aren't any near us either! I'd never even heard of them!

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Bretigne, thank you for sharing this. I had not heard of Apeel. I eat very little fruit because of the harmful fructose content, but avocados and berries in season are part of my diet. I’ll reach out to Costco to see if their organic produce uses this.

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Let me know what you find out!

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Here I am, trying to avoid seed oils, and they're coating my apples with it.

These motherf*ckers.

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