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Sainsbury's bronchial balsam

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Barcode: 00357784

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

15 ingredients

menthol 1mg, aniseed oil 3.5mcl and capsicum tincture 25mcl per 5ml. other ingredients ginger oleoresin, clove oil, peppermint oil, glycerol e422, glucose, sucrose, tragacanth e413, benzoic acid e210, caramel e150c, benzoin tincture, tolu tincture, ethanol and purified water.

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Additive: E150c - Ammonia caramel

Additive: E413 - Tragacanth

Additive: E422 - Glycerol

Ingredient: Glucose
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E150c - Ammonia caramel

E210 - Benzoic acid

Benzoic acid: Benzoic acid , C7H6O2 -or C6H5COOH-, is a colorless crystalline solid and a simple aromatic carboxylic acid. The name is derived from gum benzoin, which was for a long time its only known source. Benzoic acid occurs naturally in many plants and serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of many secondary metabolites. Salts of benzoic acid are used as food preservatives and benzoic acid is an important precursor for the industrial synthesis of many other organic substances. The salts and esters of benzoic acid are known as benzoates .
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E413 - Tragacanth

Tragacanth: Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus, including A. adscendens, A. gummifer, A. brachycalyx, and A. tragacantha. Some of these species are known collectively under the common names "goat's thorn" and "locoweed". The gum is sometimes called Shiraz gum, shiraz, gum elect or gum dragon. The name derives from the Greek words tragos -meaning "goat"- and akantha -"thorn"-. Iran is the biggest producer of this gum. Gum tragacanth is a viscous, odorless, tasteless, water-soluble mixture of polysaccharides obtained from sap that is drained from the root of the plant and dried. The gum seeps from the plant in twisted ribbons or flakes that can be powdered. It absorbs water to become a gel, which can be stirred into a paste. The major fractions are known as tragacanthin, highly water soluble as a mucilaginous colloid, and the chemically related bassorin, which is far less soluble but swells in water to form a gel. The gum is used in vegetable-tanned leatherworking as an edge slicking and burnishing compound, and is occasionally used as a stiffener in textiles. The gum has been used historically as a herbal remedy for such conditions as cough and diarrhea. As a mucilage or paste, it has been used as a topical treatment for burns. It is used in pharmaceuticals and foods as an emulsifier, thickener, stabilizer, and texturant additive -E number E413-. It is the traditional binder used in the making of artists' pastels, as it does not adhere to itself the same way other gums -such as gum arabic- do when dry. Gum tragacanth is also used to make a paste used in floral sugarcraft to create lifelike flowers on wires used as decorations for cakes, which air-dries brittle and can take colorings. It enables users to get a very fine, delicate finish to their work. It has traditionally been used as an adhesive in the cigar-rolling process used to secure the cap or "flag" leaf to the finished cigar body.Gum tragacanth is less common in products than other, usually cheaper, gums, such as gum arabic or guar gum. Different gums tend to be interchangeable across many uses, and production of tragacanth is far outpaced by these for reasons of economy, trade, agriculture and history, while tragacanth is mostly produced in traditional locations. However, gums are used in varied circumstances and there are many situations where tragacanth is considered superior. Common substitutions are methyl cellulose, sometimes marketed as "substitute gum tragacanth" in the food industry, and gum karaya. Gum karaya, also called "Indian tragacanth" or simply "tragacanth", might be fully or partially substituted for what appears to be genuine tragacanth. Gum tragacanth is also used in incense-making as a binder to hold all the powdered herbs together. Its water solubility is ideal for ease of working and an even spread, and it is one of the stronger gums for holding particles in suspension. Only half as much is needed, compared to gum arabic or something similar.In Saudi Arabia, a mixture of hydrated Tragacanth and ground dried Ziziphus spina-christi is used as a natural hair shampoo that is believed to promote hair growth.
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E422 - Glycerol

Glycerol: Glycerol -; also called glycerine or glycerin; see spelling differences- is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic. The glycerol backbone is found in all lipids known as triglycerides. It is widely used in the food industry as a sweetener and humectant and in pharmaceutical formulations. Glycerol has three hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature.
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Ingredients analysis

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Unrecognized ingredients: Aniseed-oil-3-5mcl-and-capsicum-tincture-25mcl-per, Other-ingredients-ginger-oleoresin, Clove-oil, Benzoin-tincture, Tolu-tincture
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: menthol, aniseed oil 3.5mcl and capsicum tincture 25mcl per, other ingredients ginger oleoresin, clove oil, peppermint oil, glycerol e422, glucose, sucrose, tragacanth e413, benzoic acid e210, e150c, benzoin tincture, tolu tincture, ethanol, purified water
menthol -> en:menthol - percent_min: 6.66666666666667 - percent_max: 100

aniseed oil 3.5mcl and capsicum tincture 25mcl per -> en:aniseed-oil-3-5mcl-and-capsicum-tincture-25mcl-per - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

other ingredients ginger oleoresin -> en:other-ingredients-ginger-oleoresin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

clove oil -> en:clove-oil - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

peppermint oil -> en:peppermint-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11027 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

glycerol e422 -> en:e422 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

glucose -> en:glucose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

sucrose -> en:sucrose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

tragacanth e413 -> en:e413 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

benzoic acid e210 -> en:e210 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

e150c -> en:e150a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9.09090909090909

benzoin tincture -> en:benzoin-tincture - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333

tolu tincture -> en:tolu-tincture - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.69230769230769

ethanol -> en:e1510 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.14285714285714

purified water -> en:filtered-water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.66666666666667

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Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml
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Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

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