• Rin
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    wtf, how can they get away with that

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      It’s all about companies putting things on the label that are technically true but deliberately misleading. For years, Kraft sold “100% Grated Parmesean cheese” that was nearly 8% cellulose. I assume their excuse if they got caught would be, “Well, our cheese is ‘100% Grated’ just like it says on the label.” Meaning, everything in the can WAS “100% grated” but it was NOT 100% cheese. The first reports on this were around 2015, but it looks like their more recent containers don’t have the word “100%” anymore. They’re constantly playing these stupid little word games with their customers.

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      Money.

      Before the FDA, they used to put formaldehyde and cow brains into milk. It killed children and they knew it killed children, but they tried to tell people it actually made children stronger and that we didn’t need the FDA.

      In the vast majority of cases, every step we’ve taken away from libertarianism has been a huge improvement.

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        So would sand and talc powder. Diamond dust.

        It’s cheap and doesn’t hurt you. There are more food like things that will fix it that are more expensive.

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          Cellulose from wood is literally a dietary fibre. Just like that good healthy fibre you are getting from kale. Which is also mostly cellulose. There’s no difference for your body between kale and saw dust.

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            I don’t think it’s fair to say kale and cellulose are basically the same.

            I’d much rather eat cellulose.

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            Yup, actually cellulose in food is not a problem at all in my mind, and is probably actually improving the average Americans health if anything.

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            There’s no difference for your body between kale and saw dust.

            Be careful now, say something like that and someone might start a weird fad diet

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            Well there is right? Kale has other macro and micro nutrients, unlike you’re referring to the Fibre part only, then there would be no different right?

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            What? Does sawdust have high levels of vitamins A, B6, C, K, folate, fiber, carotenoids and manganese? The last time i checked it doesn’t.

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              We’re talking about fibre here. If anything, pure cellulose is better than kale.

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      Just like you can get away with eating cellulose from other plants. It’s usually called fibre and everyone likes fibre.

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      Because it’s kinda-sorta edible (you won’t die from eating it) and it makes a cheap filler.

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        It’s not filler, it’s an anti-clumping agent to make sure your cheap cheese shakes out of the can correctly every time.

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          Right. And they use as much “anti-clumping agent” as they think they can get away with.

          It’s filler. Because it’s cheaper than the advertised product.

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      it’s not harmful so i guess as long they print it on the can it’s just unethical but not yet illegal.