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[jenky]

What do you reckon this little lot makes when added together correctly?

amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, ethyl propionate, ethyl valerate, heliotropin, hydroxyphrenyl- 2-butanone (10% solution in alcohol), ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylacetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphthyl ketone, methyl salicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, rose, rum ether, undecalactone, vanillin and solvent.

[eash]

Coco-cola??

[nickmo]

Strawberry milkshake ?

[chongalolo]

Anything from McDonalds.

[JackDanielsU]

Thats the very artificial strawberry flavour found in a fast-food milkshake (strawberry)

Add this lot, and there you go...a milkshake (of sorts)

milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, sweet whey, high-fructose corn syrup, guar gum, monoglycerides and diglycerides, cellulose gum, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, citric acid, and E129

Its the solvent that worries me....hell it all worries me

[Amara]

Sounds yummy!! And I have one question - WHY?

[jenky]

yep - thanks all, didn't quite believe it but there you go. I thought it would be easier to just use strawberries but obviously not.

[nickmo]

Don't worry jenky - when the oil runs out - won't be long now - we'll just have to eat food again - the vast majority of food flavourings that are addded to products that are massed produced come from the petro-chemical industry....

And while you think about that, there are about 300 versions of strawberry flavourings made for the food industry, depending on the end use - jams, yoghurts, toppings, etc.

And the difference between a strawberry yoghurt, a S/flavoured yoghurt and a S/flavour yoghurt?

- Strawberry yoghurt has real strawberry for the flavour.

- Flavoured has some real fruit included, but is largely chemical based.

- Flavour has never seen a piece of fruit - its all fake.

Yum...

[Gef]

You might think it is all fake but these are all naturally occurring compounds many of which are found in strawberries.

[WendyS]

Thank you for reminding me why we prefer to grow our own vegetables, cook our meals from scratch and not eat any supermarket ready-processed meals.

I can't help wondering if there's a link between so many people suffering minor undiagnosed ailments & allergies when all these toxins are floating around inside them.

[nickmo]

WendyS - recent research has suggested there are over 400 chemicals in the human body that were not present 40 years ago. About the time that the rise in processed meals began. Spot the link? Incidence of early onset puberty, attention deficit disorders, rise in cancer rates, childhood obesity - all the problems with allergies and so on.

Prosessed food will not be the sole source of these chemicals of course, but it is a cause for concern - look for example at the improved behaviour demostated by children who are denied 'junk' foods and who eat a 'normal' fresh diet....

[waimarie]

Hi jenky, The answer from Nickmo is a bit worrying. I suppose you can add to the list that we are all living a lot longer. Any connection with all those preseratives do you think ??

[SisterSue]

We might all be living longer, but what about the quality of our lives?

There is a definite link between the chemicals we use to grow food and preserve/colour/enhance them and the 'new' health problems we suffer now. Living longer may mean we suffer ill health longer. The NHS is doing its' best to keep up, but it's resources will not cope indefinitely. We need to take some responsibility ourselves. Do we really need all this 'junk' or 'fast food'? Many meals can be cooked in a very short time. They will be more nutritious and tatse so much better.

I am assuming, (probably wrongly) that schools still teach Domestic Science. Will the pupils of today ever know how to cook a meal???? Some don't even know what crisps are made of!!!..

These peolpe will be running the country whil we are in our dotage!! A worrying thought. Whilst they are all 'hyper' from their additives, we will be living longer with our ill health to cope with.

Personally I will stick to my home cooking using natural foods, when possible.