Things you never knew about food.
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Justin Cyder said:
I found out the other day that when crisp bags are filled at the factory, they're commonly filled with nitrogen to retard oxidisation & extend shelf life.
Cool story etc. but what else don't I know about food? Tell me more.
Yeap this is true , I have trucks on contract supplying the 'potato chip' manufacturers in Canada , Nitrogen is also used for flash freezing most meat products as it's colorless and odorless ,ok in small doses but displaces air and will suffocate you in an instant if unaware .Cool story etc. but what else don't I know about food? Tell me more.
Black can man said:
"Crabsticks" do not actually contain any crab and from 1993 manufacturers have been legally obliged to label them "Crab flavoured sticks".
They're also f
king disgusting. I wouldn't feed them to my cat 
Edit: - A fact that I use to disgust a lot of people... Worcestershire Sauce is made from anchovies.
Black can man said:
Crabsticks" do not actually contain any crab and from 1993 manufacturers have been legally obliged to label them "Crab flavoured sticks".
If the hedgehog crisps case is anything to go by, 'crab flavoured sticks' must contain crab. If not they have to be called 'crab flavour sticks'.HarryFlatters said:
Edit: - A fact that I use to disgust a lot of people... Worcestershire Sauce is made from anchovies.
And fish guts (well perhaps not as vague as that) are part of the ingredients of Newcastle Brown Ale, at least the reason a vegan mate at uni wouldn't drink a bottle of "dog", but happily sup most anything else!!Justin Cyder said:
I found out the other day that when crisp bags are filled at the factory, they're commonly filled with nitrogen to retard oxidisation & extend shelf life.
Cool story etc. but what else don't I know about food? Tell me more.
It's this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modified_atmosphereCool story etc. but what else don't I know about food? Tell me more.
Used very extensively.
If you really want to worry yourself read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Label-What-Really-Plat...
Updated to include the horse meat "scandal" and good to read if you've read Fast Food Nation and are labouring under the idea that "it could only happen in America"
bingybongy said:
XJSJohn said:
And fish guts (well perhaps not as vague as that) are part of the ingredients of Newcastle Brown Ale, at least the reason a vegan mate at uni wouldn't drink a bottle of "dog", but happily sup most anything else!!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IsinglassXJSJohn said:
bingybongy said:
XJSJohn said:
And fish guts (well perhaps not as vague as that) are part of the ingredients of Newcastle Brown Ale, at least the reason a vegan mate at uni wouldn't drink a bottle of "dog", but happily sup most anything else!!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isinglassmy ex-GF is a food scientist for a division of Cadbury's, she was always telling me fascinating stuff.
My favourite was how they cut the inside of a Crunchie bar, to make it a uniform size every time. A blade can't do it as the honeycomb would crumble when cut, so the method used is a high-power jet of fat. Think of it as a kind of 'fat laser'.
Put me right off them for about an hour, until I remembered how tasty they are!
My favourite was how they cut the inside of a Crunchie bar, to make it a uniform size every time. A blade can't do it as the honeycomb would crumble when cut, so the method used is a high-power jet of fat. Think of it as a kind of 'fat laser'.
Put me right off them for about an hour, until I remembered how tasty they are!
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