Ignorance is bliss when it comes to eating your favorite foods off of the shelves, or from specialty stores – or it is? Unfortunately, it is time to expose some things that will make you knowledgeable about the foods you are eating, or the drinks that you are drinking.
What you are about to learn about your favorite foods and drinks will likely change your mind about them being your favorite.
Because you are about to learn about 13 secrets that are hidden in the nutrition labels of your favorite foods and drinks.
#13 – Food Coloring Is Made By Shells Of Insects
Have you ever stopped to think about what food coloring is made of? Probably not. However, you are about to learn about some uncomfortable truths as food coloring is made from insect shells. That is right, you have been eating bugs without even knowing. The next time you look for your favorite foods, you may want to skip the ones that are made with food coloring!
#12 – Beer And Wine Have Traces Of Fish Bladder
If you know about how some types of beer and wine are filtered, you would not be happy. Isinglass is an ingredient that is used from the fish bladder as it filters out wine and beer. If you have a fish allergy, then you will likely have a reaction to beer and wine that has been filtered out by isinglass. It may be best to stick to vegan wine and beer for now on.
#11 – Jello-O is Made With Pigskin
Do you know what key ingredient is made in gelatin which is the reason it congeals? It is made with pigskin. This is why Jello-O is not vegan. This could also be the reason that some who eat gelatin end up with bloating and experience some types of intolerances.
#10 – Rice Has Arsenic
Arsenic has been known to be a common poison for rats, and for humans. However, there are trace amounts of it found in rice and other plant-based foods. If you love rice, then there is no way to get around this. Small amounts of arsenic will not kill you but it can increase the chances of cancer in the long run. Sticking to cauliflower rice may be a better alternative.
#9 – Almond Milk Is Made With Seaweed
Plenty of cultures include seaweed in their diets so this may not be a big deal to many. However, there are traces of red seaweed in almond milk that may be a carcinogen. It may be believed that seaweed could be bad for the digestive tract but there is still a lot of research that needs to be done to determine the truth of that.
#8 – Candy Is Made With Car Wax
You know to limit eating candy due to the fact that the sugar content is an issue that is a contributor to diabetes risks. However, candy is also made with carnauba wax which is also the same key ingredient in car wax. However, studies have conducted that ingesting carnauba wax may not be so detrimental to your health. Just the idea of consuming car wax is disheartening though.
#7 – Meat Contains Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide is the gas that is deadly, as it comes out of your car pipe and out of leaky furnaces. However, when meat is exposed to oxygen, it can lose its color. The way the color can be restored is by using small amounts of carbon monoxide which is how meat is processed. Are you sure that you don’t want to go vegan now?
#6 – Salad Dressing Has Sunscreen
Titanium dioxide is a common ingredient found in sunblock. It is also a key ingredient in some types of salad dressing. That is how it is preserved which is another reason that you don’t want to get foods that have preservatives. You don’t want to consume the same stuff that is used in sunscreen.
#5 – French Fries Have Silicone
The same chemical which is found in breast implants and phone cases is also put in French fries which is silicone. That is because it is added to cooking oil that fries them up. However, studies have found it is not harmful.
#4 – Ice Cream Can Be Made With Glands From Beavers
Why does ice cream have natural flavor and more importantly, where does it come from? Beavers have glands that secrete a chemical that smells pleasant and that is what is included in ice cream. However, if you don’t consume too much of it, you will not be harmed. It is best to start learning how to make your own ice cream, however.
#3 – Shrimp Has Collagen
In Asia, fish farmers inject prawns with collagen to plump them up which is the same ingredient found in the gel that plumps out lips. Therefore, the next time you want to buy shrimp, look for those that are farmed locally.
#2 – Mustard Has Coal Tar
Coal tar has tartrazine which is a yellow dye, and it is used in mustard as well. This ingredient has been found to be a link to ADHD in kids, and it used to be added to boxed macaroni by Kraft Foods. However, in 2016, this ingredient was no longer in use. It may be in other foods as well, and not just mustard.
#1 – Pizza Contains Duck Feathers And Human Hair
Many dough-based products such as pizza used L-cysteine, which is an amino acid that is also found in human hair and duck feathers. In low doses, it is safe to consume but in high doses, it can cause various types of sickness to happen such as nausea and diarrhea. The next time you order pizza, consider this fact and you may want to eat less of it!
Even though a lot of these questionable ingredients do not cause harm, they are still not natural. You are better off with going completely natural and knowing exactly what you are consuming as a result.
