10 Bizarre Ingredients in Delicious Foods!

10 Bizarre Ingredients in Delicious Foods!

10. Yogurt

Yogurt is a victim of bacterial fermentation, so that already discourages people from eating it. Nonetheless, this delicious treat contains Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and Bifidus, all probiotics that can stimulate a healthy digestive system, defend against sicknesses, and minimize the percentage of eczema in babies. On another note, processed red dye is actually manufactured from cochineal beetles, which are killed and then dried to make the dye.

9. Ice Cream

Hope this does not ruin anyone`s childhood. Particularly, vanilla ice cream has an outlandish ingredient that is responsible for its fragrant aroma. Castoreum, a slime that is secreted from a beavers`s anus, is an important ingredient in vanilla ice cream. This chemical has a distinct smell that is similar to that of vanilla, which is why it is harvested as a fragrance. What’s more surprising is that Castoreum can be extracted from a beaver in a fluid-like stream. Basically, beavers can be milked just like a cow.

8. Beer

Beer is not a food, but we all get the gist. Anyhow, America`s favorite alcoholic beverage contains propylene glycol and isinglass. Propylene glycol serves as an ingredient in airplane fluid, and isinglass is a substance refined from dried fish bladders. Both aid the brewing process of beer, but it is apparent that beer wouldn’t taste the same without these ingredients.

7. Wendy`s Chili

With locations in 30 different countries, Wendy`s is a major rival to fast-food chains such as Mc.Donald’s (we will get to them later) and Burger King. As such, Wendy`s produces what they call, their world famous chili, to satisfy their customer’s hunger. Little do they know, the chili that they crave is composed of silicon dioxide, or sand if you will. Sand is used as an anti-caking agent in the chili so that it is looking fresh for your next purchase.

6. Jell-O

Let’s cut to the chase. Jell-O is composed of collagen, a protein found in the connective tissues of animals. As a matter of fact, when boiled, collagen forms gelatin. Collagen is an important nutrient for the body. Without a sufficient serving of collagen, wrinkles can ensue, and unlucky victims can even start to suffer from osteoporosis. Surprisingly enough, there really is not a clear way to eat pure collagen. Normally, collagen is found is raw meat.

5. Chewing Gum

Whether it is for fresh breath or for the love of chewing something, chewing gum can be found in the pockets of many people across the globe. What’s more surprising is that chewing gum manufacturers love to be obscure about what they put in their product. Is it because they have so much wonderful products that they do not want to tell? Or is it because of some weird ingredient that they are hiding from consumers? To break the silence, chewing gum contains lanolin, which is a fancy chemical name for sheep oil.

4. Cheese

When the internet reported that wood pulp was found in cheese, people went crazy. Needless to say, apparently not many people actually researched what wood pulp actually is. Though it has a self-explanatory definition, wood pulp is actually a nickname derived from cellulose. Cellulose is a chemical compound made from oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon.

3. Mcdonald’s Apple Pie

We finally reach Mcdonald’s, the god of the fast food industry. McDonald’s is notorious for having the chemical agent, L-Cysteine, in their pies. According to a VRG member, McDonald`s has disclosed that its pies contain L-Cysteine from an animal source. That’s pretty obscure coming from such a revered fast food restaurant chain. When the correspondent asked a McDonald’s representative to elaborate, they simply that they had no other information regarding the subject.

2. Mushrooms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration permits a certain amount of maggots and mites in cans of mushrooms. That may sound disgusting, but the FDA actually has specific limits on the amount of maggots and mites allowed in cans of mushrooms. Particularly, it is allowed for an average of 20 or more maggots to be contained in a can of mushrooms.

1. Potato Chips

Does the FDA sound familiar? The FDA is aware and allows sodium bisulfite to be used in potato chips. Sodium bisulfite is used to bleach potato chips to their optimum color. It also keeps Vitamin C from breaking down, which is useful in many ways. Food companies are so reliant on this chemical, that they have pleaded with the FDA to continue to allow its use. They have claimed that banning sodium bisulfite would ruin their businesses, thus harming the industry.

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