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15 Food Facts That Will Knock Your Socks Off
Here you go…..
1. A typical 20 ounce bottle of soda [2] contains about 16 teaspoons of sugar from High Fructose Corn Syrup [3].
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2. About 70% of olive oil being sold is not actually pure olive oil [5].
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3. Graham Crackers got their name in 1829 from Sylvester Graham [7] who believed in a strict, bland vegetarian diet to rid society of sexual desires and impure thoughts.
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4. Many candy companies in the U.S. use artificial food coloring [9] for the candy they sell and distribute in the United States, but that same candy sold in Europe [10] gets its coloring from natural sources.
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5. Most of the wasabi served outside of Japan [12]isn’t true wasabi, it’s a mixture of horseradish, mustard and food coloring.Many marshmallow brands have added corn syrup and artificial color (Blue 1).
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6. Ten cups per day of green tea [14] delayed cancer onset [15] 8.7 years in Japanese women and three years in Japanese men.
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7. Adding lemon to your water helps to not only decrease blemishes, but wrinkles too [17]!
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8. You’re going to eat about 2.030 calories if you head to Burger King [19] and for a Double Whopper with cheese (1,070), onion rings (410), vanilla milkshake (550). Depending on age and gender, most adults should eat between 1,600 and 2,400 calories a day.
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9. Freezing food does not destroy or remove any nutrients [21]. So go ahead and eat your (frozen) veggies!
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10. Many bread products contain an amino acid known as L-cysteine [23], which is used as a softening agent. L-cysteine is derived from either human hair or poultry feathers or hog hair, and it can be found in many popular brand-name products. As of 2012, the European Union requires that all L-cysteine be produced from sources other than human hair.
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11. Zucchini is actually a fruit, not a vegetable. The seeds of a zucchini make it a fruit.
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12. Decaf coffee doesn’t generally mean caffeine free [26].
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13. The world record for corn eating is 33 and a half ears in 12 minutes.
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14. McDonalds’ Southwest Salad [29] with grilled chicken is more fattening than their hamburger.
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15. After chopping garlic [31] rub your hands on your stainless steel sink or with a stainless steel utensil for 30 seconds before washing them. Say goodbye to that stinky garlic smell.
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photo credits: Coca-Cola [34] via photopin [35] (license) [36], California Olive Oil, 5/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube #California #Olive #Oil #Trees [37], Graham crackers [38] , Day 77: Wasabi Blob [39] , green tea [40], Citrons – Yellow alternate [41], Family Trip Pentwater, MI July 05, 2014 6 [42], Frozen Peas, Brötchen [43], Zucchini [44], Crack, coffee [45], O’ahu: Diamond Head and Honolulu. [46] Patty and Bun, London [47], Garlic. [48]