NJ Creamery Concocts Pork Roll-Flavored Ice Cream for Summer
2 May 2018 - The specialty dessert mixes in French toast with actual pieces of pork roll.
Tagged "Odd Ingredients"
Is ‘Paint Thinner’ Trisodium Phosphate Found in Cereals?
15 October 2014 - Trisodium phosphate is a common and safe additive used in small amounts in various foods, not a form of "paint thinner".
Fowl Play
27 November 2010 - Long-standing "unwinnable bet" legend holds that it's impossible to eat a quail a day for 30 days.
Cancer-Causing Children’s Snacks Made from Petroleum-Based Products
2 October 2016 - A viral post suggests that your kid’s snacks are laced with cancer-causing petroleum products, but scientific evidence to support these claims is lacking.
Are Gummi Bears Made with Car Wax?
20 September 2016 - Carnauba wax is used to add an attractive sheen to everything from cars to candy -- including fruit-flavored snacks such as Gummi Bears.
Are Green Potatoes Poisonous?
23 November 2006 - Green potatoes do contain a form of toxin, but you are unlikely to ingest enough of it to do you any harm.
Do Energy Drinks Contain Bull Semen?
21 September 2016 - Red Bull and other brands of energy drinks employ various stimulating ingredients, but none of them is bull semen.
WalMart Ice Cream Sandwiches Don't Melt?
Rumor: Great Value brand ice cream sandwiches sold by WalMart don't melt.
Did the FDA Admit That 70% of U.S. Chickens Contain Arsenic?
20 January 2015 - The Food and Drug Administration actually said some chicken meat may contain small amounts of arsenic.
Kraft Cheese Won't Melt?
Rumor: Kraft cheese won't ever melt, even at high temperatures.
Obama Enacting Donut Sprinkles Ban?
Rumor: The Obama administration is moving to ban donut sprinkles.
Does Your Food Contain Beaver Secretions?
5 February 2013 - Alarmist warnings about beaver-derived castoreum are overblown: its use is now exceedingly rare, and the typical consumer is unlikely to ever encounter castoreum in food.
