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Food:
Should You Be Scared of Food Ingredients You Can’t Pronounce?
Food labels contain some strange words – benzoate, lecithin and others. Sounds scary! Some people have decided not to eat...
Food
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Sustainability:
A Conversation On Sustainable Food
The relationship between food waste and processed foods, as well as the connectedness of biotechnology with food affordability...
Sustainability
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Food:
What You Should Know about Titanium Dioxide
Is titanium dioxide harmful? What foods is it used in? Are there alternatives? These are all questions being asked about...
Food
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Food:
Nitrates in Processed Meats: What’s the Risk?
Nitrates are food additives that are often to cure meats. Some food companies have recently introduced meats that do not...
Food
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Food:
Is Propylene Glycol the Same As Antifreeze?
In a previous post about propylene glycol, we looked into questions about antifreeze chemicals present in food, which Dr....
Food
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Food:
Tonic Water Contains Quinine
Quinine, an old-time cure for malaria, is available today in tonic water. We received a question from a reader asking about...
Food
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Food:
TBHQ: What is it and is it dangerous?
“TBHQ” has been in the news recently. This food additive got our attention when a member of the Best Food Facts team...
Food
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Food:
If I Can’t Pronounce An Ingredient, Is It Bad?
Additives like carrageenan, maltodextrin, azodicarbonamide and xylitol are not unfamiliar to our food ingredients list....
Food
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Health:
Inulin: Is This Fiber Source Too Much of a Good Thing?
We received an inquiry from a reader about “functional fibers” that are being added to foods. There are reports that...
Health
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Food:
Should I Avoid Food With Ingredients I Can’t Pronounce?
Try to imagine this conversation: Grocer: “Can I help you find something?” Shopper: “Why, yes! I’m looking for sodium...
Food
