My grandpa died from Alzheimer’s disease, I didn't know what it was but I came across something slightly disturbing. There were several blog and research sites linking Sodium Aluminum Phosphate ((you know the stuff in bisquick pancake batter stuff or maybe eggo waffles)) what bothered me is that two root words of that ingredient bothers me aluminum Phosphate ((is that like phospherous, as in phospherous paint...didn't that turn out bad to the body?)) If so maybe I need a second opinion or ensurance that it is real or not if it is I'm not eating pancakes again. Please help answer this.
Yes I agree with what's been said so far
make your own pancakes and you have nothing to worry about.
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
Sodium aluminum phosphate is an ingredient in baking powder, which is used as a leavening agent (creates the holes / airspaces) in products like waffles, pancakes, cakes, breads. Only a small amount is used, so I'm not personally worried about the amount--I don't eat things like pancakes, waffles, cakes very often. Most breads tend to use yeast as the leavening agent, which means they do not use baking powder. I suppose waffles, pancakes, and cakes could be made with yeast as a leavening agent, but it would be a more time consuming (and complicated) process. (Iirc, some pancakes are made with sourdough, which uses yeast as a leavening agent.) By the way, making your own pancakes or waffles at home does not solve the problem unless you eliminate baking powder and use yeast instead. I've never heard of phosphorus paint, or a danger from it--the one I remember is lead paint and the dangers from it. Maybe I'm just getting old and not keeping up with all the latest hazards. To conclude, I'm not worried about the small amounts of sodium aluminum phosphate that I may get from eating products made with baking powder. Maybe if I ate large stacks of pancakes every day, I'd be more concerned, but I think the bigger concern in that case would be a lack of variety (and various trace nutrients)in my diet.
