More Crazy Food Facts!

And you thought 7-Up as a mood stabilizer was loony…the rest of these weird and wacky food facts will knock your socks off for sure! Check ‘em out!

1. Strawberry flavoring comes from 50 different chemicals and might not even include strawberries at all. What you’re tasting in your “strawberry-flavored” ice cream can be a concoction of all sorts of chemical compounds, such as benzyl isobutyrate, amyl acetate, mint and even cognac. Make sure yours is real by knowing the folks who made it–mom n pop ice cream shops make this easy, just ask at the counter–or simply reading the label to make sure “strawberries” are listed…not “strawberry flavor”.

2. Cheese is cheese, right? Well, yeah, unless it’s cheese food, or cheese product. FDA labeling rules mandate that processed products that are anything other than 100% cheese are labeled as such. For a quick and easy way to tell if it’s real cheese, here are the facts:

  • “Pasteurized process cheese product” contains less than 50% cheese
  • “Pasteurized process cheese food” must contain a minimum 50% real cheese
  • “Pasteurized process cheese” must be 100% cheese.

3. Fresh or frozen? It might surprise you to learn that frozen vegetables are often fresher than “fresh” vegetables from the produce section. While frozen veggies are picked at their perfect ripeness and flash-frozen immediately, fresh veggies often have to travel hundreds and even thousands of miles before they reach your grocery store, and all of that travel means they’re nowhere near as fresh as their frosty alternatives. For the freshest fresh produce, buy local!

4. A lot of people know that it’s a good idea to steer clear of floating eggs…but do you know why? It’s because they’re, well, rotting. Really! When eggs are past their prime, they begin decomposing, releasing gases inside of their shells and therefore making them more buoyant. You can tell if an egg is fresh or not by placing it in a bowl of water: fresh eggs will sink to the bottom and lie flat, while older, past-ripe ones will float (and should be scrapped…not scrambled).

5. Coconut water can be used as a substitute  for blood plasma. Had to round this list out  on the most intriguing note: coconut water (NOT coconut milk) is sterile, cool and has the same pH and electrolyte levels as blood plasma. So, the next time you have to do an emergency plasma transfusion on a tropical island, start gathering up as many young coconuts as you can get your hands on…it’s where coconut water is stored.

Thanks again to BrightHub.com for this awesome foodie trivia!

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