Guest guest Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 All this came from wikipedia. Hope it helps when reading labels at the grocery store! Methylcellulose: This is not natural. It is a synthetic substance made when cellulose (a form of sugar) is heated with sodium hydroxide. Then it is treated with methyl chloride. I'm assuming that's a form of chlorine, but I don't know that for sure. It is used in shampoos, liquid soaps and foods to thicken like a gel. Other uses are ice cream, K-Y jelly, and the slime on the Ghostbusters movie. Yum! Maltodextrin: This is kind of like a souped up carbohydrate. It is made from starch. Just about any starch, so if you are allergic to wheat, you need to be pretty careful about which kind you're using. Potassium Citrate: This is a diuretic that's used to treat gout, kidney stones, and even some form of arrythmia. Riboflavin: vitamin B-2 Sucrose: is table sugar. As a general guideline, things that end in "ose" are sugars. Except sucralose, that's splenda. Malic acid: Is made from apples, it gives unripe fruit it's tartness.It can come from grapes, or even plant leaves, but I think apples are probably the main source. Sweetarts, warheads, Jolly Ranchers, all get their sourness from Malic acid. Hope this helps some. It seems as though you're already getting rid of it anyway. I think the K-Y Jelly thing would put a dent in my citrucel consumption, if I drank it! Yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Barb, It's NEVER a bother to ask questions. We all learn something! :-)Cyndi In a message dated 8/27/2008 9:57:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, FirstYrs08 writes: Kelli,This is EXACTLY what I was looking for - thank you so much!! Next time, I will look up each one on Wikipedia so that I don't have to bother everyone else with it so thank you for taking the time to look each one up and summarize it - I really appreciate it!(and yes, its in my freecycle box!)Barb , kelli boone <healthyhomemaker wrote:>> All this came from wikipedia. Hope it helps when reading labels at the grocery store!> > Methylcellulose: This is not natural. It is a synthetic substance made when cellulose (a form of sugar) is heated with sodium hydroxide. Then it is treated with methyl chloride. I'm assuming that's a form of chlorine, but I don't know that for sure. It is used in shampoos, liquid soaps and foods to thicken like a gel. Other uses are ice cream, K-Y jelly, and the slime on the Ghostbusters movie. Yum!> > Maltodextrin: This is kind of like a souped up carbohydrate. It is made from starch. Just about any starch, so if you are allergic to wheat, you need to be pretty careful about which kind you're using.> > Potassium Citrate: This is a diuretic that's used to treat gout, kidney stones, and even some form of arrythmia. > > Riboflavin: vitamin B-2> > Sucrose: is table sugar. As a general guideline, things that end in "ose" are sugars. Except sucralose, that's splenda.> > Malic acid: Is made from apples, it gives unripe fruit it's tartness.It can come from grapes, or even plant leaves, but I think apples are probably the main source. Sweetarts, warheads, Jolly Ranchers, all get their sourness from Malic acid.> Hope this helps some. It seems as though you're already getting rid of it anyway. I think the K-Y Jelly thing would put a dent in my citrucel consumption, if I drank it! Yuck!> Messages in this topic (2) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Change settings via the Web ( ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Terms of Use | Un It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Kelli, This is EXACTLY what I was looking for - thank you so much!! Next time, I will look up each one on Wikipedia so that I don't have to bother everyone else with it so thank you for taking the time to look each one up and summarize it - I really appreciate it! (and yes, its in my freecycle box!) Barb , kelli boone <healthyhomemaker wrote: > > All this came from wikipedia. Hope it helps when reading labels at the grocery store! > > Methylcellulose: This is not natural. It is a synthetic substance made when cellulose (a form of sugar) is heated with sodium hydroxide. Then it is treated with methyl chloride. I'm assuming that's a form of chlorine, but I don't know that for sure. It is used in shampoos, liquid soaps and foods to thicken like a gel. Other uses are ice cream, K-Y jelly, and the slime on the Ghostbusters movie. Yum! > > Maltodextrin: This is kind of like a souped up carbohydrate. It is made from starch. Just about any starch, so if you are allergic to wheat, you need to be pretty careful about which kind you're using. > > Potassium Citrate: This is a diuretic that's used to treat gout, kidney stones, and even some form of arrythmia. > > Riboflavin: vitamin B-2 > > Sucrose: is table sugar. As a general guideline, things that end in " ose " are sugars. Except sucralose, that's splenda. > > Malic acid: Is made from apples, it gives unripe fruit it's tartness.It can come from grapes, or even plant leaves, but I think apples are probably the main source. Sweetarts, warheads, Jolly Ranchers, all get their sourness from Malic acid. > Hope this helps some. It seems as though you're already getting rid of it anyway. I think the K-Y Jelly thing would put a dent in my citrucel consumption, if I drank it! Yuck! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 , " Barb " <FirstYrs08 wrote: > > Kelli, > > This is EXACTLY what I was looking for - thank you so much!! Next > time, I will look up each one on Wikipedia so that I don't have to > bother everyone else with it so thank you for taking the time to > look each one up and summarize it - I really appreciate it! > > (and yes, its in my freecycle box!) > > Barb > > , kelli boone > <healthyhomemaker@> wrote: > > > > All this came from wikipedia. Hope it helps when reading labels at > the grocery store! > > > > Methylcellulose: This is not natural. It is a synthetic > substance made when cellulose (a form of sugar) is heated with > sodium hydroxide. Then it is treated with methyl chloride. I'm > assuming that's a form of chlorine, but I don't know that for sure. > It is used in shampoos, liquid soaps and foods to thicken like a > gel. Other uses are ice cream, K-Y jelly, and the slime on the > Ghostbusters movie. Yum! > > > > Maltodextrin: This is kind of like a souped up carbohydrate. It > is made from starch. Just about any starch, so if you are allergic > to wheat, you need to be pretty careful about which kind you're > using. > > > > Potassium Citrate: This is a diuretic that's used to treat gout, > kidney stones, and even some form of arrythmia. > > > > Riboflavin: vitamin B-2 > > > > Sucrose: is table sugar. As a general guideline, things that end > in " ose " are sugars. Except sucralose, that's splenda. > > > > Malic acid: Is made from apples, it gives unripe fruit it's > tartness.It can come from grapes, or even plant leaves, but I think > apples are probably the main source. Sweetarts, warheads, Jolly > Ranchers, all get their sourness from Malic acid. > > Hope this helps some. It seems as though you're already getting > rid of it anyway. I think the K-Y Jelly thing would put a dent in my > citrucel consumption, if I drank it! Yuck! > > >No problem! Actually, I've wanted to compile a list of food additives to my website anyway. I'll just start with these! You actually gave me the push I needed to start this project!! I should be thanking you!! Besides, I had a couple of minutes to look it up. Not everyone has the time. It's worth asking, because you never know who has a good source bookmarked to share with you. There is actually a book listing a bunch of food additives. I found it once at a grocery store. I thought I would be smart and get it on Amazon cheaper, but then couldn't find it. I guess I forgot the exact title. The store that had it was about 60 miles from me, so, it'll be a while before I get back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Oh, it's a good thing that you asked it, since we (at least I) learned from it as well!Thank you both!PrincessOn Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Barb <FirstYrs08 wrote: Kelli, This is EXACTLY what I was looking for - thank you so much!! Next time, I will look up each one on Wikipedia so that I don't have to bother everyone else with it so thank you for taking the time to look each one up and summarize it - I really appreciate it! (and yes, its in my freecycle box!) Barb , kelli boone <healthyhomemaker wrote: > > All this came from wikipedia. Hope it helps when reading labels at the grocery store! > > Methylcellulose: This is not natural. It is a synthetic substance made when cellulose (a form of sugar) is heated with sodium hydroxide. Then it is treated with methyl chloride. I'm assuming that's a form of chlorine, but I don't know that for sure. It is used in shampoos, liquid soaps and foods to thicken like a gel. Other uses are ice cream, K-Y jelly, and the slime on the Ghostbusters movie. Yum! > > Maltodextrin: This is kind of like a souped up carbohydrate. It is made from starch. Just about any starch, so if you are allergic to wheat, you need to be pretty careful about which kind you're using. > > Potassium Citrate: This is a diuretic that's used to treat gout, kidney stones, and even some form of arrythmia. > > Riboflavin: vitamin B-2 > > Sucrose: is table sugar. As a general guideline, things that end in " ose " are sugars. Except sucralose, that's splenda. > > Malic acid: Is made from apples, it gives unripe fruit it's tartness.It can come from grapes, or even plant leaves, but I think apples are probably the main source. Sweetarts, warheads, Jolly Ranchers, all get their sourness from Malic acid. > Hope this helps some. It seems as though you're already getting rid of it anyway. I think the K-Y Jelly thing would put a dent in my citrucel consumption, if I drank it! Yuck! > --- " Let food be your medicine " Hippocrates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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