Twinkie Deconstructed or Brewmasters Bible

Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats

Author: Steve Ettlinger

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Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     ix
A Note to the Reader     xiii
"Where Does Polysorbate 60 Come from, Daddy?"     1
Wheat Flour     13
Bleach     21
Enrichment Blend: Ferrous Sulfate and B Vitamins-Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid     29
Sugar     45
Corn Sweeteners     55
Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Glucose, and High Fructose Corn Syrup     63
Corn Thickeners: Cornstarch, Modified Cornstarch, Corn Dextrins, and Corn Flour     73
Water     83
Soy: Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable and/or Animal Shortening, Soy Lecithin, and Soy Protein Isolate     87
Eggs     105
Cellulose Gum     115
Whey     125
Leavenings     133
Baking Soda     141
Phosphates: Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate and Monocalcium Phosphate     153
Salt     169
Mono and Diglycerides     179
Polysorbate 60     187
Natural and Artificial Flavors     199
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate     215
Sodium and Calcium Caseinate     225
Calcium Sulfate     231
Sorbic Acid     239
FD&C Yellow No. 5, Red No. 40     247
Consider the Twinkie     257
Human Resources     265
Index     269
About the Author     283

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Brewmaster's Bible: The Gold Standard for Home Brewers

Author: Stephen Snyder

The Beer Renaissance is in full swing, and home brewing has never been more popular. According to the American Homebrewers Association, there are currently 1.2 million home brewers in the country, and their numbers keep rising. Tired of the stale ale, bland beer and lackadaisical lagers mass-produced by the commercial labels, Americans are discovering the many advantages of brewing their own batch of that beloved beverage: superior aroma, color, body and flavor.

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