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I'm watching a show called "How'd that Get on my Plate?" and they're talking about how maraschino cherries are made. They start out as yellow colored cherries, actually, not red, like you might think of cherries being.
They are soaked in different chemicals (not sure if it's all at once though): sodium dioxide, calcium chloride, and citric acid. Interesting.
They are then brined for transport to the weetening and dyeing process, for 30 days. 20 days into the process, they start adding color. 37% sugar is the target for maraschinos.
I was going to use this thread as the "answer" to the "why don't Americans live longer" thread, only to find out it's been closed.
Yeah, the "CR@P in our food supply is outrageous. I've started buying more whole foods. I get my eggs from a local person who sells what their chickens produce. I buy actual cuts of meat, and grind my own burgers. There is a LOT more I could do, but I'm trying to slowly change my habbits.
Read "In Defense of Food" for more on this important topic.
I'm watching a show called "How'd that Get on my Plate?" and they're talking about how maraschino cherries are made. They start out as yellow colored cherries, actually, not red, like you might think of cherries being.
They are soaked in different chemicals (not sure if it's all at once though): sodium dioxide, calcium chloride, and citric acid. Interesting.
They are then brined for transport to the weetening and dyeing process, for 30 days. 20 days into the process, they start adding color. 37% sugar is the target for maraschinos.
Considering that I eat maybe, 2 maraschino cherries in a year, they are not a huge concern. I am much more worried about the crap that is in my food supply that I cannot avoid (without tremendous effort) and that I eat on a daily basis like GMO soybeans and corn products), as well as items that are processed with horrible chemicals such as FLOUR that are not required to disclose this to consumers.
Damn it now my wonderful marachino cherry is "busted"?
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