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Table 3 Foods likely to be high in added and/or natural ‘food chemicals’

From: Sensitivity to food additives, vaso-active amines and salicylates: a review of the evidence

Food

Amine

Glutamate

Salicylate

Sulphite

Benzoate

Cheese

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Wine

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✓

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Soy

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Tea

 

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Tomatoes

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✓

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Herbs and spices

  

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Strawberries and pineapple

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Spinach

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Worcestershire sauce

 

✓

✓

 

✓

Dried fruit

  

✓

✓

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