{"id":8578,"date":"2015-09-26T06:10:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T10:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=8578"},"modified":"2015-09-05T18:24:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T22:24:04","slug":"5-chemicals-that-are-in-most-everything-you-eat-scishow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=8578","title":{"rendered":"5 Chemicals That Are In Most Everything You Eat &#8211; SciShow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discover 5 key chemicals that we use to make our food taste the way it\u2019s supposed to taste, look the way we expect it to look, and generally survive the journey to our tables intact.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3qdnnhgu4FE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Michael Aranda<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nDooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters &#8212; we couldn&#8217;t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, John Szymakowski, Fatima Iqbal, Justin Lentz, David Campos, and Chris Peters.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLike SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow\" href=\"http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon:<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLooking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?<br \/>\nFacebook:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/scishow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/scishow<\/a><br \/>\nTumblr:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/scishow.tumblr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/scishow.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/scishow.tumblr.com<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/thescishow\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/thescishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/instagram.com\/thescishow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/1989-03-02\/entertainment\/8903230478_1_breakfast-cereals-convenience-foods-bht\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/1989-03-02\/entertainment\/8903230478_1_breakfast-cereals-convenience-foods-bht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/19&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/FoodAdditivesIngredients\/ucm094211.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/FoodAdditivesIngredients\/ucm094211.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPa&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/the-truth-about-seven-common-food-additives\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/the-truth-about-seven-common-food-additives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/the-truth-a&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/cspinet.org\/reports\/chemcuisine.htm#banned_additives\" href=\"http:\/\/cspinet.org\/reports\/chemcuisine.htm#banned_additives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/cspinet.org\/reports\/chemcuisin&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/cspinet.org\/new\/201405071.html\" href=\"http:\/\/cspinet.org\/new\/201405071.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/cspinet.org\/new\/201405071.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/HEALTH\/indepth.food\/additives\/table.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/HEALTH\/indepth.food\/additives\/table.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/HEALTH\/indepth.foo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060818132159\/http:\/\/www.cfsan.fda.gov\/~lrd\/colorfac.html\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060818132159\/http:\/\/www.cfsan.fda.gov\/~lrd\/colorfac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/2006081813&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/288335-the-most-common-food-preservatives\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/288335-the-most-common-food-preservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/288&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/emulsifier\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/emulsifier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/emu&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/the-truth-about-seven-common-food-additives\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/the-truth-about-seven-common-food-additives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/the-truth-a&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2957945\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2957945\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/artic&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>red dye #5<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/6093299#section=Top\" href=\"http:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/6093299#section=Top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.tfl.com\/web\/files\/eubanazodyes.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tfl.com\/web\/files\/eubanazodyes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.tfl.com\/web\/files\/eubanazo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/35905-red-dye-no-2-truth.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/35905-red-dye-no-2-truth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/35905-red-&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.ddwcolor.com\/colorant\/carotenoids\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ddwcolor.com\/colorant\/carotenoids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ddwcolor.com\/colorant\/caro&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>xanthan gum<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts\/cdrh\/cfdocs\/cfcfr\/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=172.695\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts\/cdrh\/cfdocs\/cfcfr\/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=172.695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ucm\/groups\/fdagov-public\/@fdagov-foods-gen\/documents\/document\/ucm261607.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ucm\/groups\/fdagov-public\/@fdagov-foods-gen\/documents\/document\/ucm261607.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ucm\/groups\/fdagov-&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.ift.org\/knowledge-center\/read-ift-publications\/science-reports\/scientific-status-summaries\/fat-replacers.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ift.org\/knowledge-center\/read-ift-publications\/science-reports\/scientific-status-summaries\/fat-replacers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ift.org\/knowledge-center\/r&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.foodadditivesworld.com\/stabilisers.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodadditivesworld.com\/stabilisers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.foodadditivesworld.com\/sta&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>carrageenan<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/006\/y4765e\/y4765e0a.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/006\/y4765e\/y4765e0a.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/006\/y4765e\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>citric acid<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/kitchenscience.sci-toys.com\/oxidation\" href=\"http:\/\/kitchenscience.sci-toys.com\/oxidation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/kitchenscience.sci-toys.com\/ox&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/recipes.howstuffworks.com\/10-ingredients-fast-food1.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/recipes.howstuffworks.com\/10-ingredients-fast-food1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/recipes.howstuffworks.com\/10-i&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cen\/science\/8045\/8045sci2.html\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cen\/science\/8045\/8045sci2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cen\/science\/8045\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/efsajournal\/pub\/4009\" href=\"http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/efsajournal\/pub\/4009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/efsajour&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.drugs.com\/inactive\/citric-acid-anhydrous-397.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.drugs.com\/inactive\/citric-acid-anhydrous-397.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.drugs.com\/inactive\/citric-&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/foodreference.about.com\/od\/Food-Additives\/a\/What-Is-Citric-Acid.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/foodreference.about.com\/od\/Food-Additives\/a\/What-Is-Citric-Acid.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/foodreference.about.com\/od\/Foo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.fgsc.net\/asilomar\/citric.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fgsc.net\/asilomar\/citric.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fgsc.net\/asilomar\/citric.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>sodium benzoate<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/V5030e\/V5030E0d.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/V5030e\/V5030E0d.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/V5030e\/V503&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/FoodborneIllnessContaminants\/ChemicalContaminants\/ucm055815.htm#table1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/FoodborneIllnessContaminants\/ChemicalContaminants\/ucm055815.htm#table1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/FoodborneIlln&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover 5 key chemicals that we use to make our food taste the way it\u2019s supposed to taste, look the way we expect it to look, and generally survive the journey to our tables intact. Hosted by: Michael Aranda &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters &#8212; we couldn&#8217;t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, John Szymakowski, Fatima Iqbal, Justin Lentz, David Campos, and Chris Peters. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records:\u00a0http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook:\u00a0http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow Twitter:\u00a0http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/scishow Tumblr:\u00a0http:\/\/scishow.tumblr.com Instagram:\u00a0http:\/\/instagram.com\/thescishow Sources: http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/19&#8230; http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPa&#8230; http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/the-truth-a&#8230; http:\/\/cspinet.org\/reports\/chemcuisin&#8230; http:\/\/cspinet.org\/new\/201405071.html http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/HEALTH\/indepth.foo&#8230; http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/2006081813&#8230; http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/288&#8230; http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/emu&#8230; http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/the-truth-a&#8230; http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/artic&#8230; red dye #5 http:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compo&#8230; http:\/\/www.tfl.com\/web\/files\/eubanazo&#8230; http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/35905-red-&#8230; http:\/\/www.ddwcolor.com\/colorant\/caro&#8230; xanthan gum http:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts&#8230; http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ucm\/groups\/fdagov-&#8230; http:\/\/www.ift.org\/knowledge-center\/r&#8230; http:\/\/www.foodadditivesworld.com\/sta&#8230; carrageenan http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/006\/y4765e\/&#8230; citric acid http:\/\/kitchenscience.sci-toys.com\/ox&#8230; http:\/\/recipes.howstuffworks.com\/10-i&#8230; http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cen\/science\/8045\/&#8230; http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/efsajour&#8230; http:\/\/www.drugs.com\/inactive\/citric-&#8230; http:\/\/foodreference.about.com\/od\/Foo&#8230; http:\/\/www.fgsc.net\/asilomar\/citric.html sodium benzoate http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/V5030e\/V503&#8230; http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/FoodborneIlln&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[485],"class_list":["post-8578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edu","tag-scishow"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8579,"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8578\/revisions\/8579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}