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Posted on Mar 14th 2007 2:00PM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
Did you know that ferrous sulfate, an iron supplement found in vitamins and enriched bread products, is also a weed killer? Yeah, me either. Did you also know that the raw ingredient of baking soda is a mineral called trona, dug deep from the earth? These are just a few tidbits you'll learn in Steve Ettlinger's new book Twinkie, Deconstructed.
"Well, I don't eat Twinkies," you might be thinking (a little smugly) to yourself. But if you eat any type of processed food, this book might be worth reading. Many of the ingredients commonly found on grocery store shelves today appear in a Twinkie as well, and their origins may surprise you. For instance, did you know that artificial vanilla flavoring is produced in a petrochemical plant? The food sources these ingredients are derived from aren't necessarily harmful, but they aren't necessarily food either.
It sounds like a lesson in food labels that one won't soon forget. I know it just came out, but has anyone read it yet?
"Well, I don't eat Twinkies," you might be thinking (a little smugly) to yourself. But if you eat any type of processed food, this book might be worth reading. Many of the ingredients commonly found on grocery store shelves today appear in a Twinkie as well, and their origins may surprise you. For instance, did you know that artificial vanilla flavoring is produced in a petrochemical plant? The food sources these ingredients are derived from aren't necessarily harmful, but they aren't necessarily food either.
It sounds like a lesson in food labels that one won't soon forget. I know it just came out, but has anyone read it yet?
