* Castoreum - This is one of the ingredients when you read "Natural Flavoring" on the food label. castoreum is the yellowish secretion of the castor sacs located in
the anal glands of the mature North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) and the European Beaver (Castor fiber). yes, anal gland.
* Polydimethylsiloxane - Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) belongs to a group that are commonly referred to as silicones. Its applications range from contact lenses and
medical devices to elastomers; it is also present in shampoos (as dimethicone makes hair shiny and slippery), food (antifoaming agent), caulking, lubricating oils, and
heat-resistant tiles. Wait, did you say food? yep. Used as part of the filler in some processed "meat" products like Chicken McNuggets, which are only partially made
of actual chicken, and in other processed foods and fast food items such as McDonald's French Fries, and Wendy's French fries. PDMS is also a chemical used in Silly
Putty and the silicone filling of breast implants.
(source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydimethylsiloxane)
* Carmine - also called Crimson Lake, Cochineal, Natural Red 4, C.I. 75470, or E120. Natural Red 4, sounds safe enough right? But Carmine is actually harvested from
insects. To prepare carmine, the powdered scale insect bodies are boiled in ammonia or a sodium carbonate solution, the insoluble matter is removed by filtering, and
alum is added to the clear salt solution of carminic acid to precipitate the red aluminium salt, called "carmine lake" or "crimson lake."
* Gelatin - yum gelatin! Gelatin is found in most gummy candies as well as other products such as marshmallows, gelatin dessert, and some ice cream, dip and yogurt.
When I was young I thought Gelatin was made from some sort of grass. oh how wrong was I! Gelatin is a mixture of peptides and proteins extracted from the skin, bones,
and connective tissues of animals such as domesticated cattle, chicken, pigs, and fish.
the anal glands of the mature North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) and the European Beaver (Castor fiber). yes, anal gland.
* Polydimethylsiloxane - Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) belongs to a group that are commonly referred to as silicones. Its applications range from contact lenses and
medical devices to elastomers; it is also present in shampoos (as dimethicone makes hair shiny and slippery), food (antifoaming agent), caulking, lubricating oils, and
heat-resistant tiles. Wait, did you say food? yep. Used as part of the filler in some processed "meat" products like Chicken McNuggets, which are only partially made
of actual chicken, and in other processed foods and fast food items such as McDonald's French Fries, and Wendy's French fries. PDMS is also a chemical used in Silly
Putty and the silicone filling of breast implants.
(source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydimethylsiloxane)
* Carmine - also called Crimson Lake, Cochineal, Natural Red 4, C.I. 75470, or E120. Natural Red 4, sounds safe enough right? But Carmine is actually harvested from
insects. To prepare carmine, the powdered scale insect bodies are boiled in ammonia or a sodium carbonate solution, the insoluble matter is removed by filtering, and
alum is added to the clear salt solution of carminic acid to precipitate the red aluminium salt, called "carmine lake" or "crimson lake."
* Gelatin - yum gelatin! Gelatin is found in most gummy candies as well as other products such as marshmallows, gelatin dessert, and some ice cream, dip and yogurt.
When I was young I thought Gelatin was made from some sort of grass. oh how wrong was I! Gelatin is a mixture of peptides and proteins extracted from the skin, bones,
and connective tissues of animals such as domesticated cattle, chicken, pigs, and fish.
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