COOL STUFF DU JOUR.Get additive savvy Wondering what all those strange-sounding ingredients you see on food labels on products on grocery store shelves are? The revised and updated seventh edition of "A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives food additives, substances added to foods by manufacturers to prevent spoilage or to enhance appearance, taste, texture, or nutritive value. By quantity, the most common food additives are flavorings, which include spices, vinegar, synthetic flavors, and, in the ," by Ruth Winter (Three Rivers Three Rivers, Que., Canada: see Trois Rivières. Press; $17.95) will give you the low-down on more than 12,000 ingredients, among them preservatives preservatives, n.pl food additives that hinder spoilage by reducing the growth of microorganisms. Include nitrates and nitrites, benzoates and sulfites, and many others. , chemicals and more. Entries are organized alphabetically and cross-referenced so consumers can figure out what products are best/safe to bring home. A useful, comprehensive resource to keep handy - and refer to often. More Goldfish snacks Pepperidge Farm Pepperidge Farm was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand for a property her family owned in Connecticut (which itself was named for the pepperidge tree, Nyssa sylvatica). In 1961, the company was purchased by Campbell's. has introduced baked Grahams snacks in its Goldfish line. Made with whole grains and no artificial preservatives, they are available in Honey, Chocolate or Cinnamon flavors. Of two flavors sampled, tasters preferred the honey to the chocolate (which were bland and not very chocolaty). A 50-piece serving of the smiling mini crackers contains 140 calories and from 4.5 to 5 grams fat. Look for the Grahams in 6.6-ounce bags at $2.19 each at supermarkets and mass merchandisers including Target. Bigger Cheetos If you're a Cheetos fan, you can get the cheesy cheesy (che´ze) caseous. taste in Giant Cheetos now available in the airy air·y adj. air·i·er, air·i·est 1. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air. 2. High in the air; lofty. 3. Open to the air: airy chambers. 4. puffs the size of golf balls. They are available in Cheese and Flamin' Hot flavors - and the hot ones are really hot and spicy. Packed in 7.75-ounce bags with a suggested retail of $2.89 each, a one-ounce serving (8 to 9 pieces) contains 150 calories and 9 grams fat. A smaller single-serve sleeve of five balls of either flavor (0.635 ounces; 80 calories) is available for 59 cents each. Look for them at grocery and convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. . - Natalie Haughton CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) no caption ("A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives") (2 -- color) no caption (Goldfish) (3 -- color) no caption (Cheetos) |
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