ARIIAtHeit Addltives -Can You Spot Them on the Label? (10 points) When you buy p
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ARIIAtHeit Addltives -Can You Spot Them on the Label? (10 points) When you buy prepared foods at the store, do you know what is in them? Are there words on the ingredients list of the label that you don't recognize? There are many types of food additives such as added vitamins, preservatives, gums, sulfites, food colorings, sweeteners, and fat substitutes. Many of these additives give food a more appealing texture, appearance, or taste, and prolong shelf life. Label-Reading Exercise: 1. Select three different versions of the SAME BRAND (if possible) of food such as cookies, bread potato chips, ice cream or another type of snack food. Pick an organic version, a low-fat/-sodium version, and a typical version of this food. You don't have to go to the store, just look online. Most companies list ingredients at their web sites. List the ingredients on the label that you do not recognize in the table below and categorize the type of additive that each ingredient represents. Also note how it benefits the food that it is part of or if there are any health concerns associated with this additive in the comments section. 2. 3· The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has a website with an excellent information about chemical additives. See https://espinet org eating-healthy chemical-cuisine Be prepared, the list is long!! 4. Fill out a table for each of the food's ingredient labels that you are studying. Consider whether a certain type of food contains more preservatives or other additives to give the food a certain texture, taste, or appearance. Use the website and pages 499-505 in your text to help you learn about the additives in any food that you may consider buying and consuming. Food item #1 Version of food: Regular, Low-fat, or Organic? Ingredient Type of Additive Comments: Should vou be eating this food?Explanation / Answer
1) Food Item #1 - Lay's Simply Wavy Organic Sea Salted Potato Chips:
Version of food - Organic
2) Food item #2 - Lay's Lightly Salted Potato Chips
Version - Low sodium
3) Food item #3 - Lay's Classic Potato Chips
Version - Regular
Ingredient Type of additive Comment Organic potatoes Organically grown tuber used as Main ingredient Organic potatoes are edible ingredients. There is no clear evidence that organic potatoes are beneficial compared to potatoes grown by conventional methods. They are high in carbohydrates. Organic expeller-pressed Sunflower Oil Organically grown and extracted vegetable oil for frying Sunflower oil is edible and has polyunsaturated fatty acids, saturated fatty acids and vitamin E. Expeller pressed oils are processed at higher temperature compared to cold pressed oil and may lose some of the nutrients. Sea Salt Sodium chloride - Flavor enhancer and food preservative Used as a flavor enhancer in foods. Using sea salt instead of conventional salts has no recognized health benefits.