This is What you Just put in Your Mouth? : : From Eggnog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of What's Inside Everyday Products
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Introduction -- This is what you put in your mouth -- This is what you don't put in your mouth.
"Based on his popular Wired magazine column What's Inside, Patrick Di Justo takes a cold, hard ... look at the shocking, disgusting, and often dumbfounding ingredients found in everyday products, from Cool Whip and Tide Pods to Spam and Play-Doh. He also shares the madcap stories of his extensive research, including tracking down a reclusive condiment heir, partnering with a cop to get his hands on heroin, and getting tight-lipped snack-food execs to talk"--Page 4 of cover.
What do a cup of coffee and cockroach pheromone have in common? Di Justo takes a cold, hard, and incredibly funny look at the shocking, disgusting, and often dumbfounding ingredients found in everyday products, from Cool Whip and Tide Pods to Spam and Play-Doh. He schools us on product histories, label decoding, and the highfalutin chemistry concepts behind everything from Midol to Hostess fruit pies.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Three Rivers Press, c2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: xii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780804139885
0804139881
SUBJECTS
Food -- Composition.
Processed foods.