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Fun and interesting food facts

Fire_eclipse — GMT

Jell-O is the comfort food of generations. It's made of gelatin, which goes into making other products like yogurt and ice cream. Not many people know it, but it's made from a protein that is derived from prolonged boiling of animal skin, tissue, and bones. The next time you use Betty Crocker icing to frost your cake, or Kraft Cool Whip, remember the bright-white color doesn't come from vigorous whisking of cream and egg whites. Rather it comes from titanium dioxide, a mineral that is also used in house paints. If you like Yoplait strawberry yogurt, Tropicana grapefruit, orange-strawberry juice, or Hershey's Good & Plenty candies, chances are you will be sucking on the red coloring extracted from the female cochineal beetle and her eggs. These insects live on cactus plants in Peru and the Canary Islands. According to the best-selling book by Eric Schlosser, Chew on This, the female bug feeds on cactus pads, and color from the cactus gathers in her body. The bugs are collected, dried, and ground into a coloring additive. It takes 70,000 of the insects to make a pound of carmine dye, as it is known. The Food & Drug Administration doesn't require that this cochineal be identified in the ingredients. Manufacturers simply identify it as an "artificial color." The next time you're in the supermarket, you might spot a juicy, healthy-looking yellow chicken. More likely than not, it has been fed canthaxanthin. This hard-to-pronounce pigment is added to chicken feed to enhance the animal's yellow color and make it look palatable. Yum!

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v0rTeX — GMT

See this is one of those times when people will have one of two reactions: 1) They will read this and have some reaction of a hypocritical nature insisting they will never eat those foods again, even though they never thought twice about it before and if they hadn't read this would have continued to consume these items... or 2) They will read this and not care (like me) because foods have to pass tests by the FDA to be sold in stores, thus assuring they are safe to eat (assuming you don't gorge yourself on particular items) Having said that, you probably shouldn't go eat house paint, cactus licking bugs, or animal skins and bones you find lying on the road. We aren't trained in the proper way to produce foods safely for consumpion. :-D Oh and don't ask what's inside of a hotdog, twinkies, or oreo cookies if you are going to react in scenario #1. :wink:

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BotFodder — GMT

v0rTeX wrote:

Oh and don't ask what's inside of a hotdog,

Did anyone else just have a Simpson's moment or was that just me?

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Fire_eclipse — GMT

lol. Glad you all enjoyed. lol. Actually I was lookin for some jokes. Oh and yes I had a simpsons moment too after reading that bot.

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Boingo_Babe — GMT

v0rTeX wrote:

Oh and don't ask what's inside of a hotdog, twinkies, or oreo cookies if you are going to react in scenario #1. :wink:

What's wrong with Oreos? B_B

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dip42 — GMT

Boingo_Babe wrote:

v0rTeX wrote:

Oh and don't ask what's inside of a hotdog, twinkies, or oreo cookies if you are going to react in scenario #1. :wink:
What's wrong with Oreos? B_B

Nonono dont ruin Oreos!!! I have one more about the Jell-O... When Jell-O is in powder form it has no smell, but when cooked it has a smell after wards. (what i heard)

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Icey — GMT

dip42 wrote:

Boingo_Babe wrote:

v0rTeX wrote:

Oh and don't ask what's inside of a hotdog, twinkies, or oreo cookies if you are going to react in scenario #1. :wink:
What's wrong with Oreos? B_B
Nonono dont ruin Oreos!!! I have one more about the Jell-O... When Jell-O is in powder form it has no smell, but when cooked it has a smell after wards. (what i heard)

The only thing wrong with oreos is that they don't come with milk, a completely necessary accessory to oreos! Well, at least for the Double Stuffed, since that's all I eat. I got one about a drink no one's ever heard of! You know about that coloring that's in Mountain Dew, the Yellow 8 or whatever number it's supposed to be? Apparantly, it.... Yeah, I'm sick of hearing about the so-called side effects of the Yellow dye, which obviously only takes effect in Mountain Dew, even though it's in countless other foods. Well, that's my rant for the day, Oreo's and Milk for the win!

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dip42 — GMT

Icey wrote:

I got one about a drink no one's ever heard of! You know about that coloring that's in Mountain Dew, the Yellow 8 or whatever number it's supposed to be? Apparantly, it.... Yeah, I'm sick of hearing about the so-called side effects of the Yellow dye, which obviously only takes effect in Mountain Dew, even though it's in countless other foods. Well, that's my rant for the day, Oreo's and Milk for the win!

Thats fake.. Thier no proof that it does that

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Boingo_Babe — GMT

I don't care what's wrong with these foods. Like Vortex said, the FDA wouldn't feed people food that's going to cause problems, unless you believe that conspiracy..... Anyway, I'm very curious about Oreos... B_B

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emetakleze — GMT

Boingo_Babe wrote:

the FDA wouldn't feed people food that's going to cause problems, unless you believe that conspiracy.... B_B

Gravy for the brain, man! Gravy for the brain!!! Oh, I have one. Margerine is only one molecule away from being plastic! Try this little experimant. Put a pat of real butter on one plate, a pat of margerine on another and set them outside for a while, then take a look. Flies will land on and eat/lay eggs in the butter, but not the plastic (er, margerine i mean).

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TIMMY — GMT

The only thing wrong with oreos is that they don't come with milk, a completely necessary accessory to oreos!

errr.......Am in the only one who doesn't eat oreos with milk.......i usually have the mint & cream one since mint's my favorite but i never EVER eat it with milk........hmm.......everyone dat i know eats it with milk :(................i feel alone now :cry:

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Boingo_Babe — GMT

emetakleze wrote:

Boingo_Babe wrote:

the FDA wouldn't feed people food that's going to cause problems, unless you believe that conspiracy.... B_B
Gravy for the brain, man! Gravy for the brain!!! Oh, I have one. Margerine is only one molecule away from being plastic! Try this little experimant. Put a pat of real butter on one plate, a pat of margerine on another and set them outside for a while, then take a look. Flies will land on and eat/lay eggs in the butter, but not the plastic (er, margerine i mean).

I'm going to have to try this...That's pretty interesting. B_B

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dip42 — GMT

TIMMY wrote:

errr.......Am in the only one who doesn't eat oreos with milk.......i usually have the mint & cream one since mint's my favorite but i never EVER eat it with milk........hmm.......everyone dat i know eats it with milk :(................i feel alone now :cry:

Get the plain ones an put peanut butter on it... YYYYUUUUUMMMMMMMmmmmm its soooo good

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v0rTeX — GMT

Icey wrote:

I got one about a drink no one's ever heard of! You know about that coloring that's in Mountain Dew, the Yellow 8 or whatever number it's supposed to be? Apparantly, it.... Yeah, I'm sick of hearing about the so-called side effects of the Yellow dye, which obviously only takes effect in Mountain Dew, even though it's in countless other foods.

Are you referring to a substance that turns urine more yellow? If so, that has more to do with how many "good" nutrients you are getting in your diet than any particular ingredient of a food. Try taking a multivitamin every day for a while. You might notice the same effect. Also, try eating alot of green veggies and other plant life for a day or two and see if you notice any side effects from that.

Boingo_Babe wrote:

I don't care what's wrong with these foods. Like Vortex said, the FDA wouldn't feed people food that's going to cause problems, unless you believe that conspiracy.....

Well the medical professionals do want to continue to work. But I do think that overall the FDA won't let anyone sell stuff that will kill you any faster than cigarettes. :shock:

Boingo_Babe wrote:

Anyway, I'm very curious about Oreos...

Spoiler: (Highlight with mouse to see) Lard is an ingredient of the 'white stuff' in the center.

emetakleze wrote:

Oh, I have one. Margerine is only one molecule away from being plastic! Try this little experimant. Put a pat of real butter on one plate, a pat of margerine on another and set them outside for a while, then take a look. Flies will land on and eat/lay eggs in the butter, but not the plastic (er, margerine i mean).

The boy scout handbook will tell you not to drink from a puddle of water that flies wont land in because it might have some chemicals in it. So maybe this a strong argument against margerine. :wink:

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v0rTeX — GMT

Another goodie: Maybe some of you already knew this but you know those little sprinkles you get on donuts and ice cream? They are made with wax. I don't know what percentage of wax is used, but you will notice a funny taste if you just grab a handful of sprinkles and eat them plain.

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320 — GMT

Semi-related, I wrote an essay about my experiences in the restaurant biz a few years back, where I worked for about 4 years. I worked in a nice italian deli, a very trendy california cuisine cafe and a fairly major, upscale restaurant chain, among others. I saw some pretty messed up stuff, but mostly just stuff that would gross you out, not likely make you sick as a result of contamination. Here's a good gross out story. For those of you that don't know, a bus tub is where your plates, silverware and whatever leftover food you didn't eat goes when the waiter clears your table. Then a busboy takes the tub back to the dishwasher room and empties it. This process must be done by hand or broken dishes is the result. Moreover, restaurant work is extremely fast paced. We did not put on gloves for this kind of thing. Afterwards, a quick rinse under the faucet is all we'd have time for, and that's assuming I got splooge on my hands, otherwise we often didn't wash at all. "Slooge" was our botfodder-like term for when ten different sauces from ten different plates (everything from lemon-olive oil to alfredo) mixed in a bus tub with gnawed buffalo wings, spent shrimp shells, leftover chocolate brownie ice cream desert, etc. etc. and etc. to make the ultimate frankenstein sauce. Chunky but smooth. Salty, yet sweet. Thick yet viscous. Very vomit-like and usually thousand-island colored. Splooge is the 5th element. An enigma wrapped in a paradox. Many meditate on the mysteries of splooge. We routinely (like a dozen times per night) had to plunge into this stuff to seperate the dishes out for cleaning. It was a dirty job and I did it. Mind you, I was also the guy setting your table. :wink: Did all this happen at the local cheapo sizzler? No, it was at a "nice" restaurant, about $30 - 60 per plate. Splooge happens, it's unavoidable. Either you make a friend of splooge or be devoured by it. Seriously, I'm not joking. Some people were so disgusted by the "behind the scenes" of the restaurant business that they simply quit. All those "reality" shows about restaurants are fairy tales and way over-idealized for the camera. The truth is much more sploogier. But one guy got a little too friendly and gollum-like with the muck (the precious!). There was a cocktail waiter who we often found taking a break in the stock room behind the bar and eating leftovers straight out of the bus tubs. Then he'd wipe his hands and go deliver the next round of drinks to his tables. Yum. :lol:

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Boingo_Babe — GMT

Vortex, that actually wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I should have asked before, but what's the weird crap in Twinkies? B_B

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dip42 — GMT

UMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.. You may want to replace the word that you used to describe that mixture... Its a.... got another meaning too

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Icey — GMT

I've got one, that all my family loves to do come Easter. I'm fairly certain this works with all marshmallows, but it's just too much fun to do with Peeps. Take a Marshmallow Peep out of the wrapper or whatever protective container it might be in, and stick it in the microwave. My microwave which is higher wattage than most normal ones works on 50% power for 30 seconds. You'll see fun things! (If all goes well, I promise your microwave will be unharmed)

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v0rTeX — GMT

Boingo_Babe wrote:

Vortex, that actually wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I should have asked before, but what's the weird crap in Twinkies? B_B

Actually I'm not sure what is in a twinkie. But it tastes sooo good I'm assuming it has something rather sordid inside. And in response to the 'substance' that ends up in the bus tub, I have to say that is gross but I've known that sort of thing for a while. No way can you throw that many dishes people have used into the same container without getting a mess. But hey, that is why we have white blood cells right? I say, let your immune system get some practice now and then. The '5 second rule' is actually good for you. If it weren't for things like this, we would die the first time we caught a serious flu or something.

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DEMONSLAYER — GMT

HEY, HEY, HEY, don't dis dew--I live on the stuff. It's my coffee......er, caffine, my waker upper, my eyeball cleaner, etc.

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MandaPanda — GMT

320 I know all to well what you are talking about with the mixture of sauces and everything else. I work in a resturant as well and see it all the time. I couldn't ever imagine "snacking" on it though....eww!

Fun and interesting food facts

Titanium.wombaT — GMT

Fire_eclipse wrote:

The next time you use Betty Crocker icing to frost your cake, or Kraft Cool Whip, remember the bright-white color doesn't come from vigorous whisking of cream and egg whites. Rather it comes from titanium dioxide, a mineral that is also used in house paints.

I knew there was a reason I liked it so much!.... Say Ma, this cake tastes like those paint chips I used to eat! MMMmm.....titanium...... blessed food of the gods.