| Essence |
Silver or E174 is a natural metal quite rarely used in processed food but done so to achieve a kind of silver-like coloring. |
| Names |
CI 77820, E174, Silver, and others. |
| Sourcing |
This color is sourced from actual silver. This silver can have impurities such as copper, lead, iron, and bismuth but it’s certified silver content is equal to 99.999% (namely, total impurities are lower than 10 milligrams on every kilogram of the metal. |
| Manufacturing |
The creation of this additive starts with sheets of the metal as thing as some tenths of a millionth of a meter. The sheets are milled with different sizes of mountable grids or used a knife for cutting depending on actual size and physical form necessary to achieve (like crumbs, powder, flakes, squared or unsquared leaves). To eliminate any potential microorganisms and just make the silver purer, it is heated to at least 100°C for a duration of at least 2 minutes. |
| Application |
Coloring (silver to grey, water-insoluble). |
| Acceptable Daily Intake |
None determined. |
| Side Effects |
When used in very high amounts, it can cause permanent damage, such as argyria which is a bluish-gray discoloration of the skin. |
| Benefits |
Silver has the capacity to actually kill over 650 various fungi, molds, bacteria, and parasites all of which have the potential to cause disease. Thus, it’s very helpful for the immune system. It also has insane anti-inflammatory properties, and it prevents and kills viruses rather easily. There’s clinical evidence that it can help in fighting sinus infections and allergies. It can also help with pneumonia, flu, common cold, bronchitis. It also purifies water. |
| Studies |
121,000+ studies on Pubmed. 4650+ studies on safety. |
| Allergens |
None. |
| Diet Restrictions |
None. |
Health Knight Assessment
|
Only Beneficial. | Category 0 Additive. |
| Products |
It gets used in supplements as a beneficial ingredient. It can also be used in processed foods most commonly when it comes to food decorations. To that end, it can be present in cupcakes, pastries, ice cream, chocolate, cookies, liquors, all kinds of sweets and candy, cakes, soft drinks, wines, and others. |
