Pre-shredded cheese (was: Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?)
John Kuthe wrote:
>>>> They don't put anything on shredded cheese!
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>>>potato starch, corn starch, and calcium sulfate to prevent caking.
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>>I have a pouch right he potato starch, cornstarch, and powdered
>>cellulose. That's not calcium sulfate; it's sawdust.
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>Don't tell Julie, she'll be crestfallen!
I'll have to check the ingredients at WF next time I go there, but
since the additives in my pouch are indeed natural, I wouldn't be
surprised to find pretty much the same list.
Found an interesting cite:
calcium sulfate (CaSO4)
a moisture-absorbing white powder used for making plaster casts.
Also called plaster of paris.
Yum!
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