Proteins are made up of amino acids, and foods with the amino acid cysteine have high sulfur contents. Most meats contain some sulfur, but red meats have the highest content. Low-sulfur proteins include dark meat chicken, mackerel, mahi mahi, salmon, shrimp, pork and turkey.ead nutrition labels on processed foods because these might contain sulfites. Sulfur dioxide, potassium bisulfite or sodium bisulfite on the ingredients list of packaged foods indicates the presence of sulfites. Jams, potato chips, condiments and canned and frozen foods generally have sulfite additives.
Laetrile, or laevomandelonitrile, is a trade name used for a synthetic form of amygdalin, a cyanogen compound found in the seeds of stone fruits of the Prunus genus (particularly apricots) that has been sold as a cancer cure for many years by quacks.aetrile, or laevomandelonitrile, is a trade name used for a synthetic form of amygdalin, a cyanogen compound found in the seeds of stone fruits of the Prunus genus (particularly apricots) that has been sold as a cancer cure for many years by quacks.
Belonging to the phytoalexin class of compounds, pterostilbene is a protective compound produced by small berry plants like blueberries, cranberries, lingonberries and grapes to ward off the damage of pathogens such as bacteria or fungi. study published by the USDA in 2005 compared both pterostilbene and resveratrol to determine their ability to induce PPAR-alpha activation, which is involved in fatty acid and lipid catabolism and its activation leads to decreased triglyceride and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) synthesis.