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Twinkie, deconstructed : my journey to discover how the ingredients found in processed foods are grown, mined (yes, mined), and manipulated into what America eats / Steve Ettlinger.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594630187 (hc)
- Physical Description: xv, 282 p.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Hudson Street Press, c2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Food additives Processed foods. Twinkies (Trademark) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 641.308 Ett | 31681001755263 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Traces an investigation into processed food ingredients by using the Twinkie label as a guide to reveal the unexpected ways in which chemicals and other non-food raw materials are turned into common consumables. - Baker & Taylor
Traces the author's pop-science investigation into the sources and manufacture of processed food ingredients, in an account that uses the Twinkie label as a guide and reveals the unexpected ways in which chemicals and other non-food raw materials are turned into common brand consumables. - Book News
For consumers who have wondered about multisyllabic ingredients in processed foods, a New York author who has appeared on the Food Network and worked as a chef demystifies them. Drawing on interviews with industry professionals, Ettlinger reveals that these snack cakes and other popular products are concocted from byproducts of chlorine bleaching, gypsum mining, petroleum processing, and other chemicals also used in non-food products--which explains the Department of Homeland Security's role in food supply protection. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
