Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Summary |
"Based on his popular Wired magazine column What's Inside, Patrick Di Justo takes a cold, hard ... look at the shocking, disgusting, and often dumbfounding ingredients found in everyday products, from Cool Whip and Tide Pods to Spam and Play-Doh. He also shares the madcap stories of his extensive research, including tracking down a reclusive condiment heir, partnering with a cop to get his hands on heroin, and getting tight-lipped snack-food execs to talk"--Page 4 of cover. |
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What do a cup of coffee and cockroach pheromone have in common? Di Justo takes a cold, hard, and incredibly funny look at the shocking, disgusting, and often dumbfounding ingredients found in everyday products, from Cool Whip and Tide Pods to Spam and Play-Doh. He schools us on product histories, label decoding, and the highfalutin chemistry concepts behind everything from Midol to Hostess fruit pies. |
Contents |
Introduction -- This is what you put in your mouth -- This is what you don't put in your mouth. |
Subject |
Food -- Composition -- Popular works.
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Processed foods -- Popular works.
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ISBN |
9780804139885 (paperback) |
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0804139881 (paperback) |
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