Sulfites are chemical preservatives used in a range of foods including beverages such as wine and beer. They are added to processed foods to increase their shelf-life and even to some medications to ...

There are plenty aspects of wine and winemaking that are misunderstood, but few as publicly or brutally as sulfites. The Severus Snapes of wine, sulfites are perceived as evil villains by the daytime ...

Sulfite oxidase deficiency is a rare, inherited neurometabolic disorder arising from impaired detoxification of sulfite, a by-product of sulfur‐containing amino acid catabolism. The condition is most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sulfites are naturally occurring compounds that are a product of fermentation. All wines have some sulfites since they’re made ...

Sulfites are a common additive in many foods and drugs. Sulfites also occur naturally in some foods. Unfortunately, 5%-10% of people with asthma are also allergic to sulfites. An allergy is an ...

A sulfite allergy, or more accurately, a sulfite sensitivity, is an abnormal response to sulfites naturally found in certain foods and used in certain preservatives and additives. Most sulfite ...

For millions of drinkers, the scariest two words on a bottle of wine are “CONTAINS SULFITES.” Sulfites comprise a range of sulfur compounds---particularly sulfur dioxide (SO 2)---that are a natural by ...

Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine journalist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Napa Valley correspondent for Decanter, he is the founder of Cristaldi & Company, a creative content ...

The ability of some fifty different yeasts, representing twelve genera, to reduce sulfite to sulfide has been examined with a variety of mediums and three heavy metal indicators. When present in ...