Twinkie, Deconstructed
My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats
Steve Ettlinger
8 CPEU or CE hours
Course: $48
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Description
An intriguing look at the technology, science and contemporary culture of food!
Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like
most consumers, he often reads the ingredients label—without a clue as
to what most of it means. So, when his young daughter asked, “Daddy,
what’s polysorbate 60?” while eating ice cream at the beach on a hot
summer day, he was at a loss—and determined to find out. IN this
fascinating exploration into the curious world of packaged foods, Twinkie, Deconstructed
takes us from phosphate mines in Idaho to cornfields in Iowa, from
gypsum mines in Oklahoma to oil fields in China, to demystify some of
America’s most common processed food ingredients—where they come from,
how they are made, how they are used—and why.
Beginning at the source (hint: the ingredients are often more closely
linked to rocks and petroleum than any of the food group), Ettlinger
reveals how each Twinkie ingredient goes through the process of being
crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and/or reacted into a totally
unrecognizable good or powder with a strange name—all for the sake of
creating a simple snack cake. An insightful, entertaining exploration
of the modern food industry, if you’ve ever wondered what you’re eating
when you consume foods containing mono-and diglycerides or calcium
sulfate (the latter, a food-grade equivalent of plaster of Paris),
this course is for you.
ISBN: 0452289289
ISBN-13: 9780452289289
Format: Softcover, 304pp
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub date: 2007
Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It
is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine
the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the
following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them
if they feel another need is met.
8000 Food Service Systems and Culinary arts
8015 Cultural/ethnic food and culinary practices
8018 Environmental, agricultural and technologic influences on food systems
8020 Equipment management
8030 Facilities layout, planning and design
8040 Food safety, HACCP and sanitation
8050 Food distribution and service
8060 Culinary skills and techniques
8070 Food production, quantity purchasing
8080 Food styling and food presentation
8090 Menu planning and development, nutrient analysis
8100 Food and recipe development and modification
8120 Sales, merchandising
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