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I work for the FMCG (Fast moving consumer goods) and can tell you vitamins do one thing very well: help sell stuff. (Vitamin c is easily added to just about any
by digitalengineer 12y ago
I work for the FMCG (Fast moving consumer goods) and can tell you vitamins do one thing very well: help sell stuff. (Vitamin c is easily added to just about anything to make it 'more healthy' looking. I think vitamin c is probably the most abused added vitamine...
- ekianjo 12y agoThere's a bunch of Cosmetic companies using Vitamin E in their products too. With slightly more evidence that it does something... if I remember correctly.
- RBerenguel 12y agoNot counting what vitamin E may do to skin (it supposedly helps it), it keeps other oils from going rancid. So, it's a kind of a preservation measure.
- eru 12y agoIsn't vitamin C a pretty good preservative agent for food?
- amirmc 12y agoIt's an antioxidant. You sometimes see it on labels as ascorbic acid (if the product isn't touting its health credentials).
- epaladin 12y agoAlso the LD50 of vitamin c is so high that it's practically not possible to die from over-consumption of it. Not that anyone really would try, but I find it amusing for some reason.
- hcarvalhoalves 12y ago> Vitamin c is easily added to just about anything to make it 'more healthy' looking. No, it's for increasing shelf-life and maintaing the flavor/aspect. Vitamin C is an antioxidant.