We live in a busy world where processed foods
are a must. No one has time to prepare everything from
scratch these days. Have you ever stopped and thought about what’s
in the processed foods that you cherish the most? Chances are you probably haven’t, and you’re
about to find out why it was a good thing that you didn’t. Many of the foods that you know and love have
some pretty hideous origins, and you’ll think twice before eating them again. So let’s uncover what’s behind the 10
foods you'll avoid after you know how it's made. Hot Dogs Who doesn’t love hot dogs? They’re the perfect meal in a bun no matter
where you’re at. You can’t enjoy summer without eating a
hot dog while outside at some point. Are you aware that a hot dog includes everything
including the snout? They say you don’t want to know how laws
and sausages are made. Who knows which one is the most gruesome. Needless to say, the process in which a hot
dog is made is the only thing that can make a politician look clean. A hot dog starts its life as being all of
the undesirable meat scraps that are left behind. This also includes liver and all the goodies
on the head. Yes, you read that right. The hot dog you’re grilling up on the barbecue
has head meat in it. There’s actually a surprising amount of
meat on the head, and it’s not something most people would buy at their local butcher
shop. Instead of letting it go to waste, it’s
thrown into hot dogs. All the undesirable cuts of meat are chopped
up and made into a slurry. From there it’s placed in either casing
made from vegetable protein or casings from intestines. Have you ever sunk your teeth into a hot dog
that had snap? If so, that snap came from the intestine of
an animal. While this may sound gross, almost all sausage
casing comes from intestines. That thin, membrane like stuff around the
sausage is the intestine of typically a lamb. Gummy Bears Gummy bears are a fantastic treat loved by
young and old alike. How exactly are these tasty bite-sized candies
made? Did you guess by boiling the carcasses of
dead animals? If you did, then you’d be 100% correct. A gummy bear starts its life as the carcass
of an animal. It’s boiled down to the point that all of
the gelatin has been extracted. Doesn’t that sound delicious? After that, it’s all strained and drained,
so the flesh and bones are a thing of the past. The remaining gelatin is mixed with sugar
and flavorings to make your favorite gummy bear. The process is similar when making Jello or
any gelatin dessert. It starts with the carcasses of animals and
ends up being a sweet treat that is almost impossible to put down. Who would’ve thought that a harmless looking
gummy bear started as something that could pass as road kill? It all stems from the industrialized food
industry not wanting to waste anything. Which, is actually a good thing in the long
run. Those cows gave up their life to be hamburger,
and the remaining bits should be used for something. Odd Jelly Belly Flavors The most exciting thing about eating Jelly
Belly jelly beans are the flavors. Where else can you munch of a piece of candy
that tastes like buttered popcorn? No one will argue with you if you say that
Jelly Belly has some of the most unique flavors of any candy company. The flavors they have are highly creative
and can take someone new to their product line by storm. The average person who buys them for the first
time has no idea that the candy will taste exactly as it’s described. How do they come up with flavors like vomit
that tastes like vomit? Well, they reverse engineer vomit to see what
it’s chemical makeup is. From there, it’s only a matter of combining
the ingredients to produce vomit. Yes, you heard that right. They hire a scientist who finds out what’s
in vomit. After that, the same scientist comes up with
a recipe to make vomit. Then, it’s added to the jelly beans, and
everyone enjoys the taste of vomit. It’s an amazing process for something that
we’d rather avoid altogether. Orange Juice Have you ever wondered how the grocery store
can sell fresh squeezed orange juice all year long? You probably never gave a second thought about
drinking your glass of so-called fresh orange juice in the winter. As you know, no oranges are being grown in
the winter. It seems that there’s a process of squeezing
the juice out of oranges and keeping it in metal pots until it’s time to be sold to
the public. Doesn’t that sound refreshing? The orange juice is squeezed, and then the
oxygen is stripped from it. The process also strips out most of the flavor
from the juice itself. When it comes time to add the oxygen back
in, flavoring is also added to make it taste like orange juice. If flavoring isn’t added, then it won’t
taste like much of anything. So, your fresh squeezed orange juice may have
been sitting in a metal pot for a year and has had flavorings added to it. Yeah, just buy some oranges and squeeze them
yourself. It’s hard to believe they can call that
other stuff fresh squeezed. Pink Slime Doesn’t the thought of eating something
called pink slime make you hungry? The truth is, you’ll find pink slime in
all kinds of ground beef products. It’s used to add lean meat texture to things
such as ground beef. It’s another product that’s based on the
idea that nothing should go to waste when slaughtering an animal. It’s an excellent thought, but in practice,
it’s a little weird. What is pink slime? It’s a paste that’s derived from low-fat
beef trimmings. Some chemicals are added, and it’s all processed
together. It’s then added to ground beef to stretch
it out further. Technically pink slime is meat, and the government
agrees with that statement. Millions of people must think it tastes great
as no one ever complains about it. That doesn’t keep it from being weird though. The stuff looks like the soft serve ice cream
McDonald’s sells. It’s just pinker and beefier. Only in the strange world of processed foods
could that last sentence even remotely seem to make any sense. Worcestershire sauce You don’t know how to pronounce it, but
you certainly do love the stuff. A few dashes can be great in anything from
soup to homemade Chex mix. So, what exactly is in the sauce that none
of us can pronounce? Well, this is probably going to be hard for
most of you to believe. Onions and garlic are allowed to sit in barrels
of malt vinegar for up to twenty-four months. Yes, that’s two years. Sardines are also put into barrels of salt
for up to several months. All of the controlled spoilage is a closely
guarded secret, and it’s not available to the general public. During ancient times, the Romans made a fish
sauce called garum. While its exact recipe is a mystery, it’s
safe to say people have been eating similar sauces for thousands of years. So, it shouldn’t be too surprising that
people today still enjoy it in various forms. You may have eaten different fish sauces at
your favorite Asian restaurants as well. Who knows the sauce in the bottle you can’t
pronounce might be over two years old? You’ll think about it differently the next
time you add a few dashes of it to a meal. Castoreum in ice cream Do you like strawberry, raspberry, or vanilla
ice cream? If so, then you’re probably eating a healthy
dose of castoreum. What exactly is castoreum? Are you sitting down for this? It’s a secretion from a beaver’s anal
glands. Yes, we said anal. There’s no nice way to tell you where this
stuff comes from. It’s from the part of the beaver where the
sun doesn’t shine. You probably never thought that you ate beaver
in your entire life. It’s even wilder to think that you’re
eating something from a beaver in a place where you’d rather not think about. Why do they use castoreum from a beaver’s
you know what? It just so happens, that area on a beaver
smells excellent. Let’s not think about how that discovery
was made. Castoreum is behind the fabulous oder you
notice when sniffing vanilla ice cream. The smell you associate with vanilla ice cream
isn’t vanilla at all. It’s an area of a beaver you would have
thought was undesirable, but turns out it isn’t. Just remember that the next time your nose
is next to a vanilla ice cream cone. It smells like butt, and it’s excellent. Who knew?! Red Skittles Who doesn’t love tasting the rainbow? You may have second thoughts about enjoying
a handful of these fruit flavored snacks. What color of Skittles is your favorite? Did you say red? If so, then you’re in for a big shock. The red color comes from insects. Yes, you heard that right. There are insects in your red Skittles. The food dye is called carmine, and it’s
the bodies of red insects that are crushed and added to your favorite candy. Would you be surprised to learn that other
candies are using red food dye that comes from crushed up bugs? If so, then don’t be. It’s a favorite way to color foods red,
and you’ve probably been eating it your entire life. This is one of those things that seems to
come and go as news reporters discover it all over again. The most shocking use of this red food coloring
may make you spit coffee all over the electronic device you’re watching this on. Are you a big fan of Starbucks Strawberry
Frappuccinos? If so, you’ve been knocking back cups of
bugs. Yes, the red color came from cochineal extract. That’s a nice way of saying crushed up bugs. With that said, medical specialists have come
out and claimed that foods containing crushed insects to color them aren’t harmful. That doesn’t mean it’s not gross. Just understand that you won’t be hurt by
eating anything that has insects to thank for its color. Humans have been eating insects for as long
as we’ve been on planet earth. It’s only until recently that we’ve acquired
a disgust for the creatures. You may be surprised to discover that people
all over the world are still eating insects. Have you ever thought about eating a wok-fried
tarantula as a snack? Your Strawberry Frappuccino probably doesn’t
sound so strange now, even if it did have ground up red bugs in it. Oh, and in case you thought you could bypass
this issue by staying away from red-colored candies? Think again. Most hard-coated, shiny candies contain shellac,
also sometimes referred to as “confectioner’s glaze”. And what’s shellac made of, you ask with
baited breath? Secretions from a beetle’s butt. Limburger Cheese Have you ever had the fortunate or unfortunate
opportunity to smell Limburger cheese? If not, you should thank your lucky stars. Those who have smelled this cheese know all
too well what it smells like. The odor is like that of a pair of dirty feet,
and there’s a good reason for that. The same bacteria that are on dirty, smelly
feet is added to Limburger cheese. Yes, they do add the same bacteria that are
responsible for making feet smell terrible. That’s why Limburger smells exactly like
dirty feet, and the odor is as unmistakable as they come. It was once popular in Ohio and Wisconsin
among the German immigrants. If you find yourself being born towards the
latter half of the last century, you too are probably left out on this fabulous cheese. The popularity of this stinky cheese has waned
over the years even among those who share German heritage. It goes to show that many things are not genetic. Beer Are you the type who enjoys a glass of beer
on a hot sunny day or after a hard day of work? If so, there’s a surprising ingredient in
your beer that may make you pick a different refreshing beverage. The world of beer is one that’s full of
choices. You can choose from mass-produced lagers to
craft India Pale Ales. There’s one thing that they all have in
common, and it might make you gag. What if we were to tell you that your favorite
beer contains fish swim bladders? Would you pour yourself a tall glass of the
sudsy stuff? If not, then it’s perfectly understandable. However, not all hope is lost. Many beer drinkers want a refreshing golden
liquid that is as clear as the pure water it was born from. The problem is, the beer making process can
leave a cloudy product. Filtering does help remove unwanted particles
that can make a beer seem less than desirable. But, filtering alone isn’t enough to give
a beer that characteristic clearness that many customers associate with a glass of the
golden, foamy drink they can’t get enough of. So, how is it done? A substance called isinglass is derived from
dried fish swim bladders. It’s added to the beer to remove anything
that would leave it looking cloudy. The result is a beer that's crisp and clear. How do you know if your beer uses fish swim
bladders? You’ll have to ask the brewer to see what
ingredients they use. The one beer that proudly doesn’t contain
fish bladder is Guinness. If you’re the type who loves the charred
dark flavor of Guinness, then you’ll be thankful they’re no longer using isinglass. You’ll be able to toast any occasion without
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