Food additives associated with gut dysbiosis in processed and ultra-processed products commercialized in the Uruguayan market

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Food additives associated with gut dysbiosis in processed and ultra-processed products commercialized in the Uruguayan market

Subject

URUGUAY
ADITIVOS ALIMENTARIOS
ETIQUETADO NUTRICIONAL
AMBIENTE ALIMENTARIO
ALIMENTOS ULTRAPROCESADOS
BIBLIOGRAFIA NACIONAL QUIMICA
2024

Abstract

Recent empirical evidence suggests that gut dysbiosis is one of the negative health outcomes potentially associated with chronic consumption of some food additives. In this context, the present study aimed at analyzing the disclosure of food additives associated with gut dysbiosis in the labels of products commercialized in the Uruguayan market. A cross-sectional survey of packaged products commercialized in nine supermarkets was conducted between August and September 2021. All packaged processed and ultra-processed products available in each data collection site were surveyed using a cellphone app. The information available on the labels was manually extracted and the disclosure of food additives was analyzed using a computer assisted approach. Results showed that 38.1% of the products disclosed at least one food additive associated with gut dysbiosis. Disclosure was most frequent in ice-cream and popsicles, beverages, meat products and analogues, desserts, and fats, oils and fat and oil emulsions. Potassium sorbate was the individual additive associated with gut dysbiosis most frequently disclosed on the labels, followed by mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acid, sucralose, carboxymethylcellulose, acesulphame potassium, carrageenan, and sodium benzoate. These food additives frequently cooccurred and network analysis enabled the identification of patterns of co-occurrence. Taken together, results from the present work suggest the need to conduct additional research to assess the intake of food additives associated with gut dysbiosis at the population level, as well as to evaluate potential synergistic effects of food additives.

Creator

Alcaire, Florencia
Giménez, Ana
Ares, Gastón

Source

Food Research International v. 191, 2024. -- e114721

Publisher

Elsevier

Date

2024

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PDF

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7 P.

Language

Inglés

Type

Artículo

Identifier

10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114721

Coverage

Uruguay

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August 1, 2024
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Alcaire, Florencia, Giménez, Ana, and Ares, Gastón, “Food additives associated with gut dysbiosis in processed and ultra-processed products commercialized in the Uruguayan market,” RIQUIM - Repositorio Institucional de la Facultad de Química - UdelaR, accessed November 17, 2025, https://riquim.fq.edu.uy/items/show/6815.