Paul Saladino· MD
Many almond milks also contain thickening agents like carrageenan, a sulfated polysaccharide derived from algae that is known to cause gut inflammation and irritation.
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Many almond milks also contain thickening agents like carrageenan, a sulfated polysaccharide derived from algae that is known to cause gut inflammation and irritation.
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The biggest one is carrageenan. They studied um carboxymethylcellulose, polysorbate 80, but there have been other studies with carrageenan that show similar inflammation in the gut of both humans and animal models.
what is keragenin well kerogene is a long sulfated polysaccharide found in algae and another reason i'm not a fan of eating lots of algae things like cmos are full of carrageenan but you also find carrageenan in many nut milks any fake milks many products that are meant to be thickened a lot of yogurts have carrageenan
and that's not to mention all the oat milks and almond milks that have carrageenanin a compound from algae that's known to irritate the gut cause gut issues