Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats
by Steve Ettlinger
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Author: Steve EttlingerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-26
ISBN: 0452289289
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Plume
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- ISBN13: 9780452289284
- Condition: NEW
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Book Reviews of Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats
Book Review: You are what you eat
Summary: 5 Stars
A very informative non-judgmental presentation of the "nuts and bolts" that are used to assemble the popular Twinkie. Well I shouldn't use the metaphor "nuts and bolts" because that is about the only thing that the Twinkie does not seem to contain. The author follows the path of the Twinkie ingredients label right to the sources. Reading the book becomes a combination of an organic chemistry refresher course while on a world wide tour to China, through several European nations and throughout the continental U.S. I enjoyed reading this book by using a bookmark that I had cut out from a Twinkie package. By the end of the book, I just thought it might be a perfect ending to eat a Twinkie and savor the "goodness" for myself. How strange this sounds , but I never had tasted a Twinkie until I got the urge to read this book. Even though I recommend this book to any inquiring reader who likes to know more about what we are eating...the Twinkie left me with a bad taste in my mouth! And you know...Twinkies are packaged in pairs...so I fed the leftover Twinkie to my dog. He liked it! Why not...I've seen him rolling in turds and eating dead birds so he's not quite that picky an eater. This is a fun book that ends up also being quite informative.
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Summary of Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats
A pop-science journey into the surprising ingredients found in most common packaged foodsLike most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he didn't have a clue as to what most of the ingredients on the labels mean. So when his young daughter asked, "Daddy, what's polysorbate 60?" he was at a loss-and determined to find out.
From the phosphate mines in Idaho to the oil fields in China, Twinkie, Deconstructed demystifies some of the most common processed food ingredients- where they come from, how they are made, how they are used-and why. Beginning at the source (hint: they're often more closely linked to rock and petroleum than any of the four food groups), we follow each Twinkie ingredient through the process of being crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and/or reacted into a totally unrecognizable goo or powder-all for the sake of creating a simple snack cake.
An insightful exploration of the modern food industry, if you've ever wondered what you're eating when you consume foods containing mono- and diglycerides or calcium sulfate (the latter a food-grade equivalent of plaster of paris), this book is for you.
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