methyl silicone added to cooking oil, safe???

[abc]

i was shopping around at a food service place and i saw 35 lb jugs of frying oils, soy, salad, veggie, peanut...

i see they have this mehtyl silicone added in... now is this chemical bad if you buy this stuff for home use, consuming it daily?

i mean, we tend to take a break from restaurant food so we take a break from consuming this silicone i presume, but for home cooking we'd consume it perhaps more so... bad?

 

[MacBaine]

If it is, we'll find out when I am done with this 35 lb jug of frying oil.

 

[Howard]

I believe it would be illegal to sell it if it was unsafe for human consumption.

 

[Vic]

Methyl silicone is in virtually all brands of cooking oil, whether for home or commercial use. It's an antioxidant and anti-foaming preservative.

 

[Analog]

Coke and Pepsi have silicone in them... So I think you'd find that many foods have it.

 

[AlienCraft]

Yes, Silicone is a necessary nutrient for most alien life forms. We will have no value on the intergalatic commodities market if we can't be used as food.
Now , hush and eat your yummy silicone......
:Q

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Coke and Pepsi have silicone in them... So I think you'd find that many foods have it.

<- looks at can of Diet Pepsi, sees no Silicone in the ingredients

 

[Thegonagle]

Is it any worse than the 35 lbs. of frying oil? Maybe not, but why take chances, right?

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: redly1

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Coke and Pepsi have silicone in them... So I think you'd find that many foods have it.

<- looks at can of Diet Pepsi, sees no Silicone in the ingredients

good observation. I work for a chemical co. so I can fill ya'll in:

From the FDA FAQ site: Text

7. Is it necessary to declare trace ingredients?

It depends on whether the trace ingredient is present in a significant amount and has a function in the finished food. If a substance is an incidental additive and has no function or technical effect in the finished product, then it need not be declared on the label. An incidental additive is usually present because it is an ingredient of another ingredient. Sulfites are considered to be incidental only if present at less than 10 ppm.

Silicones are considered trace ingredients and 'insignificant amounts'. They are used as anti-foamers to control the amount of foam generated, and added in very minute quantities. But, its there!
HTH

 

[Wag]

All the minerals needed for a growing Horta.

 

[SaigonK]

Ever chew gum? Titianium Dioxide at it's best.

Tartar control toothpaste? The way to distill it is through photo-chemistry reaction, it uses hydrogen flouride..dangerous as hell..it will kill you.

Have Aids? Or maybe take medicine? Almost all pills will kill you in their raw chemical forms.

Bovine in-utero medication - the stuff that make all cows go into heat at the same time so production is better: Made form Bromine - Bromine is NAAAASTY!

 

[MaxDepth]

Lasix (furosemide) - heart medication by grandpa used to take. Also used by horses to prevent internal bleeding, thus allowing a horse to run faster. Also used as a poison to kill rats.

If I eat enough cooking oil will I grow fake boobs?

 

[Wag]

If I eat enough cooking oil will I grow fake boobs?

As we all know, that's Soy, and real boobs, and old wives tale.

I eat soy every day and I've never grown uh, er...Want milk?

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: Wag

If I eat enough cooking oil will I grow fake boobs?

As we all know, that's Soy, and real boobs, and old wives tale.

I eat soy every day and I've never grown uh, er...Want milk?

You can milk anything with nipples.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Howard
I believe it would be illegal to sell it if it was unsafe for human consumption.

That's a bad assumption to make. The FDA and the USDA are run by humans, and they can make mistakes or worse. We have it a lot better than some places, but it's not always a good idea to assume that anything being sold legally is not dangerous.