[jmh80]

Originally Posted by PhilABowl

I can tell you this, anything with Sodium Benzoate, or really anything that ends in "ate" or "ite" gives me HORRENDOUS heartburn, so I'd believe ANYTHING bad you say about it.

However, "Dr. Peter Piper" sounds a little fishy to me.

But good info!

This article is full of sh*t.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives...1615.Ch.r.html

After I thought about it - it takes a SH*T-TON of energy to strip off the functional groups from the phenyl molecule (the benzene).

I'd go to Snopes - but I think the link above proves this article is a bunch of BS.

[jmh80]

I'll look some more - but I need something more concrete than Peter North telling me soft drinks plus Vitamin C yield benzene.

Teh internets -->

[PhilABowl]

Originally Posted by jmh80

I'll look some more - but I need something more concrete than Peter North telling me soft drinks plus Vitamin C yield benzene.

Teh internets -->

I reeded it on the intarnets, it MUST be true!