Manufacturing fake food is a very profitable business. This year alone, counterfeit food has a market value of $653 billion of which is only sold in the United States. Even the food that is consumed everyday can be fake, and you may be surprised as to what ingredients are included in what you purchase. Here […]
Some of these may be hard to handle…but it’s the truth…and the truth can hurt. 1. Twinkies changed their flavor because of WWII. Twinkies were originally banana-flavored, but bananas started being rationed after WWII broke out. As a result, the recipe was changed to the creme filling we know today. Christian Cable / Via Flickr: nexus_icon 2. The […]
Seriously … what were our parents thinking?! For this list, we’re looking at some of the more shocking food facts about items marketed to kids back in the day. They still look delicious, but our adult brains just can’t process how our parents ever let us eat this crap! Our countdown of childhood-ruining facts includes […]
While some people promptly toss out food on the expiration date, it is actually more of a general guideline than a hard rule. In fact, some foods can be kept long past the expiration dates. Before a box is opened, cereal lasts 6-8 months. Once open it typically stays fresh between 4-6 months. The use-by […]
Garlic deteriorates faster when stored in the fridge due to extra moisture, but only before it is peeled and prepared. While the cold can help to preserve the natural oils in nuts, it impairs their flavor. Lower temperatures cause honey to crystallize and solidify, making it harder to get out of the container. Moisture from […]
Peaches and nectarines are essentially the same fruit. They’re nearly genetically identical except for one thing: a gene that’s either dominant (in peaches) or recessive (in nectarines). That’s what determines whether the skin is fuzzy or smooth. McDonald’s fries were cooked in beef fat until 1990. But in an effort to make them seem “healthier“, they’re now cooked in vegetable […]
Fascinating Food Facts That Will Make You A Better Chef Strawberries are not berries and neither are raspberries or blackberries. Officially berries are defined as fleshy fruits produced from the ovary of a single flower. And strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries do not meet this criterion. An avocado is a berry, and so are bananas. Avocados and bananas are fleshy […]
Food Lies That Will Destroy Your Trust FOOD LIES that will destroy your trust! Have you ever seen food advertisements and wonder how they got the food to look good? This will show you not to trust what you see..
Hey, foodies! We’re not trying to mess with you, but you will question many of your preconceived notions about all kinds of food—we’re talking crêpes, sandwiches, Swedish meatballs, Japanese tempura and kombucha—after you watch this reel.
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Here’s a list of 10 Big Mac Facts McDonald’s Always Secretly Knew About. McDonald’s Big Mac is an all-time classic, but these are 10 secrets you didn’t know about McDonald’s Big Mac. The Big Mac turned 50 last year, and this beefy tower has had quite a life, surviving many changes and controversies, always maintaining […]
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Every single day, an average person eats 1800 grams. In the entire world, that’s about 14 billion kg of food per day or 160,000 kilograms of every second. Roughly one third of the food we eat gets wasted or thrown away. That’s about 4.6 billion kilograms. If wasted food is managed properly it can feed […]
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There are plenty of good reasons to go to Costco, but the free samples? They just might be the best reason of all. So what secrets don’t you know about those freebies they hand out? Let’s dig into the truth behind Costco’s free sample program.
