![]() As we learned in our ranking of sweeteners, molasses is actually a relatively healthy option, all things considered.Ĩ) Dough Conditioner (Fumaric Acid, Distilled Monoglycerides, Enzymes, Vital Wheat Gluten, Cellulose Gum, Wheat Starch, Calcium Carbonate): Going one at a time, fumaric acid reduces the amount of time the dough needs to rise. ħ) Molasses: Molasses is a viscous product made by refining sugarcane (or sugar beets ) into sugar. That’s because too much sodium has been linked to high blood pressure, as well as increased risk for heart disease and kidney disease.Ħ) Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate): When we explored the ingredients in frozen breakfast sandwiches, Dagan Xavier, ingredient expert and co-founder of Label Insight, explained that sodium acid pyrophosphate causes “a chemical reaction when combined with baking soda to release carbon dioxide gas and form a rising effect in baked goods.” Otherwise, this is a harmless ingredient. The American Heart Association recommends consuming no more than 2,300 milligrams per day, and in an ideal world, they say that most adults should have no more than 1,500 milligrams. The American Heart Association recommends that men consume no more than 36 grams and women consume no more than 25 grams of added sugar per day.ĥ) Salt: One Crunchwrap Supreme contains way too much salt - 1,200 milligrams to be exact. So watch out for this ingredient.Ĥ) Sugar: One Crunchwrap Supreme contains six grams of sugar - a reasonable amount. Unfortunately, trans fats raise cholesterol, harden arteries and inhibit the formation of an enzyme called cyclooxygenase, which helps determine the dilation of your arteries and regulates blood flow. ![]() Hydrogenated oil, however, is highly unhealthy in large amounts: When you add hydrogen to food via hydrogenation - which many manufacturers do to increase the shelf life - you get trans fats. ģ) Vegetable Shortening (Soybean, Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil): Vegetable shortening - which is composed of h ydrogenated soybean or cottonseed oil in this case - can be used as a pan coating to prevent the tortillas from sticking, but it can also give baked goods a crumbly texture. In addition to containing more calories than whole wheat flour, the bleaching process enriched flour often undergoes produces an unfortunate byproduct: A chemical called alloxan, which has been found to induce diabetes in lab-animal test subjects by destroying their pancreas. ġ) Enriched Wheat Flour: As we learned in our exploration of the many, many, many ingredients in the McDonald’s Big Mac, enriched flour isn’t actually “enriched” at all. This edition: Taco Bell’s Crunchwrap Supreme, which is made from 51 separate ingredients (well, kinda), some of which have ingredients list of their own, that we’ve broken down in the exact order they appear online. But since most of us have no idea what xanthan gum or potassium benzoate are - or more importantly, what they’re doing to our bodies - we’re decoding the ingredients in the many things Americans put in (and on, or near) themselves with the help of an expert. ![]() We’re often told that you should never eat anything (or put anything on your body) if you don’t recognize everything on the ingredients list. ![]()
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