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Default Parmesan cheese sold at stores including Walmart and Whole Foods might not be what you think it is

On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:22:52 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>"Leroy N. Soetoro" wrote:
>
>>http://www.chron.com/technology/busi...rmesan-cheese-
>>sold-at-stores-including-Walmart-6834174.php
>>
>>A new report shows your favorite Parmesan cheese may contain some
>>ingredients that you might find disconcerting.
>>
>>Bloomberg News tested store-bought grated cheeses for cellulose, revealing
>>that all of the cheeses tested contained the anti-clumping additive made
>>of wood pulp.
>>
>>Walmart's Great Value 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese registered 7.8%
>>cellulose, while Jewel-Osco's Essential Everyday 100% Grated Parmesan
>>Cheese clocked in at 8.8%.
>>
>>Kraft had 3.8%.
>>Cheese makers and retailers told Bloomberg they were investigating the
>>test results further.
>>
>>Cellulose is a safe additive, Bloomberg notes, listed as an ingredient in
>>these "100%" cheeses. However, an acceptable level is 2% to 4%.

>
>All plant matter contains cellulose, WTF do you think your salad is
>composed of, eat an apple or your flakey wakies with raisins you're
>consuming mostly cellulose, every slice of bread contains cellulose.
>I'd much rather a bit of cellulose as an anti-clumping agent than some
>chemical I can't even pronounce its name.
>Anyways the answer is grate your own cheese, you lazy leroy bastid!.


Got that right.

Swill
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