Thursday, July 28, 2016

No-No Corn Ingredients List

This is a list I have been working on for awhile.  There are other lists floating around but I wanted a handy list for my family.  Some of these ingredients are not ALWAYS made from corn but often are so they are not safe ingredients unless they specifically state that they are NOT sourced from corn.  These are ingredients which have been present in products to which L has had a reaction. They could be in foods or medicines.  She has an intolerance so her reaction is mostly intestinal/gastric but eventually shows on her skin as well.  Some with an allergy or intolerance can tolerate certain corn products depending on how they are processed but at this point, most don't know without trying the product to see if there is a reaction.

No-No Corn Ingredients List 

  • acetic acid
  • alcohol
  • artificial flavorings
  • artificial sweeteners
  • ascorbates
  • ascorbic acid
  • aspartame
  • astaxanthin
  • baking powder
  • barley malt
  • bleached flour
  • blended sugar
  • brown sugar
  • calcium citrate
  • calcium fumarate
  • calcium gluconate
  • calcium lactate
  • calcium magnesium acetate
  • calcium stearate
  • calcium stearoyl lactylate
  • caramel
  • caramel color
  • carbonmethylcellulose sodium
  • cellulose microcrystalline
  • cellulose, methyl
  • cellulose, powdered
  • cetearyl glucoside
  • choline chloride
  • citric acid
  • citrus cloud emulsion
  • cocoglycerides
  • confectioners sugar
  • corn
  • corn alcohol
  • corn gluten
  • corn extract
  • corn glour
  • corn oil
  • corn starch
  • corn sweetener
  • corn sugar
  • corn syrup
  • corn syrup solids
  • cornmeal
  • cornstarch, cornflour
  • crosscarmellose sodium
  • cyclodextrin
  • DATUM
  • decyl glucoside
  • decyl polyglucose
  • dextrin
  • dextrose
  • diglycerides
  • distilled white vinegar
  • drying agent
  • erythritol
  • ethanol
  • ethylcellulose
  • ethylene
  • ethyl acetate
  • ethyl alcohol
  • ethyl lactate
  • ethyl maltol
  • fibersol
  • flavorings
  • food starch
  • fructose
  • fumaric acid
  • germ
  • gluconate
  • gluconic acid
  • gluconolactone
  • glucosamine
  • glucose
  • glutamate
  • gluten
  • glycerides
  • glycerin
  • glycerol
  • golden syrup
  • grits
  • high fructose corn syrup
  • hominy
  • honey
  • hydrolyzed corn/corn protein
  • hydrolyzed vegetable protein
  • hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
  • inositol
  • invert syrup/sugar
  • iodized salt
  • lactate
  • lactic acid
  • lauryl glucoside
  • lecithin
  • linoleic acid
  • lysine
  • magnesium citrate
  • magnesium fumarate
  • magnesium stearate
  • maize
  • malic acid
  • malonic acid
  • malt
  • malt syrup
  • malt extract
  • malted barley
  • maltitol
  • maltodextrin
  • maltol
  • maltose
  • mannitol
  • methyl gluceth
  • methyl glucose
  • methyl glucoside
  • methylcellulose
  • microcrystaline cellulose
  • modified cellulose gum
  • modified corn starch
  • modified food starch
  • molasses
  • monoglycerides
  • Monosodium glutamate
  • MSG
  • natural flavors
  • olestra/olean
  • polenta
  • polydextrose
  • polylactic acid
  • polysorbates
  • polyvinyl acetate
  • potassium citrate
  • potassium fumarate
  • potassium gluconate
  • powdered sugar
  • pregelatinized starch
  • propionic acid
  • propylene glycol
  • propylene glycol monostearate
  • saccharin
  • salt
  • semolina (unless from wheat only)
  • simethicone
  • sodium carboxymethylcellulose
  • sodium citrate
  • sodium erythorbate
  • sodium fumarate
  • sodium lactate
  • sodium starch glycolate
  • sodium stearoyl fumrate
  • sorbate
  • sorbic acid
  • sorbitan
  • sorbitol
  • sorghum
  • splenda
  • starch 
  • stearic acid
  • stearoyls
  • sucralose
  • sugar
  • threonine
  • tocopherol
  • treacle
  • triethyl citrate
  • unmodified starch
  • vanilla
  • vanilla extract
  • vanillin
  • vegetable anything that isn't specific
  • vinegar
  • vinyl acetate
  • vitamin A palmitate
  • vitamin C
  • vitamin E
  • vitamins
  • xanthan gum
  • xylitol
  • yeast/yeast extract
  • zea mays
  • zein


Natural All Purpose Cleaner

Vinegar and Citrus Peels: All Purpose Cleaner

Ingredients:
Vinegar
Citrus peels (orange, lemon, lime)

Directions:
In a large jar, pour vinegar over citrus peels.  Allow to soak for a week or so.  Pour into a squirt bottle with a little hot/warm water.

I use this to clean counters and appliances mostly but I have also used it on the tile floors.  The citrus helps to deter most insects as well.  The only thing it doesn't seem to keep away is ants.  We still have trouble with ants and can't find anything that keeps them gone.  But the citrus works to keep out spiders and other insects.

I don't have a picture of this.  I never think to take one when I make a new jar.  One of these days, I will remember and add a picture.  This method has been shared all over Pinterest and other social media.  It does work, is easy, and is cheap.  We already use citrus.  Now we just keep the peels in a jar for cleaner.