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Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose?

I went shopping at Trader Joes recently and saw they were selling coconut cream. Typically I buy the lite version but I figured I'd give this a shot. Unfortunately I forgot to read …
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Do commercially produced spices have gluten?

Ugg...I have a stomach ache. Usually this only happens when I've been exposed to gluten or MSG. The ONLY thing it could be is some curry spice that I put on my sweet potatoes. I'm …
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Heavy Cream Brands without Additives

I swear I bought some heavy cream at Trader Joe's that was totally free of additives. My most recent purchase there has carrageenan. Not sure how awful the stuff is (if at all) bu …
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what’s up with carrageenan?

soo annoying that it's so often added it to heavy cream. grrr. i see it in coconut milk too. i know it's a thickener. i think it's plant-based, but that doesn't make me feel bett …
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Is citric acid and sodium bicarbonate an issue?

I see these additives in many frozen products to maintain color and freshness. I usually avoid all additives but I recently purchased Whole Foods 365 shredded hash browns and love …
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Liver - is it worth eating supermarket packaged liver pate?

So, I am trying to develop a taste for liver. Liver experiment number one involved wasting a whole pack of organic bacon on a noxious, brown paste that smelled, and tasted, quite …
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What do you consider as the worst food additives?

What do you consider as the worst food additives and optionally why?
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Additives in Vitamins — Which to be concerned about?

I was curious about whether anyone had some information about which additives in vitamins (fillers, stabilizers, etc.) might be most harmful from a paleo perspective. Have you iden …
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Would you eat this packaged pre-cooked convenience bacon?

Obviously I'm wary about eating anything prepacked/preserved, but this was like two bucks and could come in handy during dire straits. Tyson Naturally Hickory Smoked Bacon - Ready …
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Aspirin without questionable ingredients?

I have the bad habit of reading labels, and stuff like titanium dioxide worries me. Is there an aspirin out there that is just plain aspirin?
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Have you ever tried to influence a company to disinclude a “ROGUE” ingredient?

How many times have you encountered it? You find something that looks like a winner, and then you see that ONE rogue ingredient that disqualifies it. It'll make a preacher curse! Y …
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Where can I get good quality heavy cream?

I love a little heavy cream in my coffee, but recently it seems I just can't find the good stuff anywhere. I used to get it at a farmers' market, or the Ronnybrook cream at the loc …