Haribo gummy bears have existed since the 1920s with the first bear created from licorice. The gelatin-based gummies appeared in 1960s and have been steadily growing in popularity in America after stealing the hearts of their home country – Germany. In 2016 Haribo gummy sales in the U.S. hit almost [...]
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For vegetarians (especially new ones), it is often a challenge to find convenient, meat-free products to serve as a main course, which makes it especially disappointing when big corporations end up bending the truth about the ingredients that make up their favorite products. Many people turn to the convenience of [...]
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Drinking soda, be it Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper or others, is a daily ritual for over half of Americans. The majority of these consumers have an understanding of how bad these sugary drinks are, yet due to an addiction to sugar or artificial sweeteners — a real epidemic — most [...]
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I must have been a strange kid, because the extreme colors of the Rainbow Wonder bread or Superman ice cream did not look appetizing. For many kids across the U.S., however, the bright colors are what attract them to the foods they eat: baked goods, cereal, candies and snacks. [...]
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As consumers look for healthier alternatives to soda beverages, LaCroix (pronounced “la croy”), a sparkling water that boasts of being all-natural, gained a lot of attention and popularity. It claims to be free of sugar, artificial ingredients, calories, and GMOs, which sounds like a health-conscious consumer’s dream. The question [...]
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Decorating cookies is one of the most popular family activities during the holidays. With so many different frostings, sprinkles and glitters, there is no lack of imagination in creating colorful and artistic treats. As many would assume, the most vibrant and unnatural-looking baking decorations are impossible to make without [...]
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One of the privileges of living in the 21st century is the ability to find quality food items and even import foreign food that would otherwise be inaccessible. Unfortunately, there is a price to pay with this system as many take advantage of the customers’ growing demands. Food fraud is [...]
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Spinach is one of the foods that is hard to think of as unhealthy. It is a dark leafy green, which is full of fiber, folate, carotenoids, saponins and flavonoids. Carotenoids act as protection against chronic disease, saponins lower cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease, and flavonoids get [...]
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Most people will pay significantly more for a chunk of high-quality steak; it even looks better served on a plate at high-end restaurants. But the food industry will do everything to make it as cheap as possible to produce — even if it means gluing pieces of non-quality meat together [...]
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A recent BuzzFeed video had terrified everyone with a list of what really goes into processed meat: liquefied meat? Rodent hairs? Silicon Dioxide? But are these claims really true? Let’s find out. Claim #1: Chicken Nuggets Are Made From a Liquefied Meat Product Most likely. After a photo have surfaced [...]
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