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Fun Friday Food Facts 2016 Vol. 32

2nd Sep 2016 - 09:45
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With the kids back at school next week, we've got a large helping of fascinating food facts to make that early morning school run just that little bit smoother.

Heinz has had to re-style its ketchup as ‘seasoning’ to sell it in Israel after courts ruled the 21% tomato content fell far short of the 41% needed to meet the country’s food standard for ketchup.

If you’ve ever felt a bit naughty double dipping your crisps in the salsa then needn’t worry any longer about spreading germs. Double dipping only adds a minimal amount of microbes than the amount that are already in the dip so you can dip away guilt free.

It’s common knowledge that eating too much sugar can cause weight gain, but few people know it can also affect the elasticity of your skin . It turns out, overconsumption of sugar causes glycation — a process in which the sugar in your bloodstream binds to proteins, forming molecules that make the collagen in your skin more brittle—which, in turn, causes wrinkles.

Because of their close relation to morphine and codeine, consuming whole black poppy seeds could result in a positive urine drugs test.

We all love pizza - the favourite in the UK is Pepperoni with almost half of the population opting for that when eating out, but Brazilians do things a little differently... The most popular topping there is green peas, followed by Quail's Egg, carrots and raisins following closely behind.

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PSC Team