Saturday, August 30, 2014

Ewww Gross! Food Additives Are In Everything


Having a hard time breaking a food addiction? I love chewing gum but after reading this I will think twice before I hand over $1.50 multiple times a day to the newsstand person.
  • ·      Titanium dioxide, which is commonly used in paints and sunscreens, is also found in many salad dressings, coffee creamers and cake icing.

  • ·      One of the key ingredients in many canned and fast food chili is silicon dioxide, also known as sand.

  • ·      Lanolin, an oily substance found in sheep’s wool, is an additive used in chewing gum.

  • ·      Cellulose, which is actually ground-up wood pulp, is often used as an anti-caking agent in bagged cheeses.

  • ·      Sodium bisulfite, a toilet bowl cleaning chemical, is also used in potato chips

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