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Cocoa Krispies “Immunity” Cereal – 40% Sugar by Weight + Trans Fats [Inside...
Health claims on processed food packages are usually nothing more than marketing messages. So when Kellogg’s plasters the word “IMMUNITY” in quadruple font on the front of its Rice Krispies breakfast...
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Froot Loops is NOT a “Smart Choice” [Inside the Label]
We’ve been following developments in nutrition rating schemes and front of package labeling for quite some time. Smart Choices is a labeling system that informs consumers which products are a...
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10 Things to Know About Propyl Gallate
1. Propyl Gallate is an artificial food additive, that is also used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. 2. It is a whitish crystalline powder. 3. You may find propyl gallate in meat products,...
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The Cons and Pros of Food Processing
Here is an interesting finding from a recent market study. 1500 consumers across all demographics in the US were surveyed by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) and Artemis Strategy...
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Food Processing – Why Do We Need It?
New here? Get Fooducated with our iPhone or Android App! Or try Fooducate on the Web! The term “processed food” has gotten a bad rap in the last few years. We are told to buy unprocessed foods...
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Is This Cheese? Kraft Singles [Cheese Miniseries Part 3 / 3]
This is the third of three posts in our Cheese Miniseries. In part 1, we covered 12 basic cheese facts. In part 2, we explained what processed cheese is. Today we’ll look inside the label of Kraft...
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Potassium Sorbate – Beneficial Preservative or Harmful DNA Toxin?
Processed food is not evil. It helps us spend less time in the fields or in the kitchen and more time doing important things such as playing with our kids or working overtime. One of the tenets of...
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Sodium Benzoate – Extends Shelf Life, Shortens Yours
Sodium Benzoate (E211) is a preservative used to prevent food from molding. This sounds like a good food safety measure, what with the long shelf life many groceries are expected to display. Pickles,...
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5 Things to Know About the Nitrites & Nitrates in Your Hot Dog
1. Sodium Nitrite and Sodium Nitrate are food preservatives used primarily in processed meat products such as hot dogs, luncheon meats, ham, bacon, corned beef (spam), and in smoked fish. 2. Nitrites...
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What’s the difference between Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, and Vitamin C?
Following yesterday’s post, one of Fooducate’s community members asked the question above. Here’s what you need to know: In short: Vitamin C is ascorbic acid. Citric acid is something else. Both...
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