What's Really In A Twinkie?

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Ever wondered what’s actually in a Twinkie? It’s a wonder it’s sold as food at all! Find out why it’s the poster child for Frankenfoods below and the key reasons why we’d never touch a Twinkie!

• A single Twinkie contains 37 ingredients, but only 5 of them are ‘recognizable’. Flour. Egg. Water. Sugar. Salt. 
• Twinkies’ ingredients are manufactured with fourteen of the top twenty chemicals made in the U.S.
• Wholefood ingredients have been replaced by chemical concoctions. For example, less egg has been used, as they’ve been replaced by monoglycerides and diglycerides - chemicals to bind fats and water-based ingredients, and extend the shelf life of the product.
• It contains harmful ingredients that contribute significant risk to chronic disease including high fructose corn syrup (and 4 other types of sugar!) Yep there’s 5 types of nasty sugar in a Twinkie! 
• The unhealthiest kind of fats are lurking in there - hydrogenated vegetable fats (trans fats) which are simply awful for your health! 
• The vitamins, artificial colors, and flavorings come from petroleum.
• The cream center contains absolutely no cream! Instead, it’s full of shortening - a cheap fat. 
• It also contains a small amount of sodium stearate - one of the most common ingredients found in soap! No thank you!
• So many of the ingredients come from overseas including China, where there are hardly any regulations placed on their use. Scary!

Just take a look at the ingredients list:


That box of creamy sponge cake might look innocent, but they're anything but!

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