Hickory Smoke Concentrate
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Hickory Smoke Concentrate is a flavoring — Food flavoring popular in US
Also: HSC
What it does
Food flavoring popular in US
Where you'll see it
Smoked meats and flavored foods
What the research says
Has tumor-initiating and tumor-promoting potential. Researchers gave rats 5% HSC and animals developed precancerous lesions.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): this additive has tumor-initiating and tumor-promoting potential