Twinkie, Deconstructed (33 page)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Argo

Arm & Hammer Baking Soda

Arrowroot starch

Arsenic

Artificial butter

Artificial colors (
see
Food coloring)

Artificial vanilla

Ashbya gossypii
fungus

Aspartame

Aspirin

Astraukas, Dave

Atlas Powder Company

B vitamins

Bacillus subtilis

Backward integration

Bakelite

Baking powder

Baking process

Baking soda

Banana

BASF

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Beauharnois, Canada

Beaumont, Texas

Bebee, Tim

Beef fat
n

Beer

Belcher, Maury

Bell, Don

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

Benzene

Beriberi

Beta-carotene

Better’n Eggs

Betty Crocker Whipped Vanilla Frosting

Biotechnology

Birth defects

Blair, Nebraska

Bleach

flour

household

Blood sugar

Borden

Borden, Gail, Jr.

Boutté, Troy

Boyle, Jimmy

Brand, Henning

Bread

Breyers Carb Smart Ice Cream

Bars

Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme

Brine

British gums

Brooklyn, New York

Brown rice

Browning

Bruno, Don

Butane

Butter

artificial

Butyric acid

Cadwell, Mike

Calcium

Calcium carbonate

Calcium caseinate

Calcium fluorapatite

Calcium hydroxide (
see
Lime)

Calcium lactate

Calcium lime

Calcium oxide

Calcium sorbate

Calcium sulfate

Candida yeasts

Candies

Candles
n

Cane molasses

Cane sugar industry
n

Canola oil

Caramel

Carbohydrates

Carbolic acid

Carbon

Carbon atoms

Carbon dioxide

Carbon monoxide

Carbonated beverages

Cardboard

Cargill

Carmine

Carpenter, David

Casein

Caseinates

Catechol

Caustic soda (
see
Sodium hydroxide)

Celanese

Cellulose

Cellulose gum

Center for Science in the Public

Interest (CSPI)

Cheese

Cheetos

Chemical industry

Chemical Weapons Convention

Chewing gum

Chicago, Illinois

Chickens

Chlor/alkali industry

Chlorine

Chlorine gas

Chocolate

Cholesterol

Church, Austin

Church, James

Citric acid

Citrus extract

Citrus fruits

Clabber Girl

Clinton, Iowa

Clinton Corn Processing

Company

Clove oil

Coal tar

Coca-Cola

Cochineal

Coconut oil

Cod liver oil

Coffee-mate

Coke

Cold Stone Creamery

Colonization

Coloring (
see
Food coloring)

Columbus, Christopher

Con-Agra

Coniferin

Continental Bakeries

Corn

Corn: Part of a Healthy Diet
(Corn Refiners Association)

Corn chips

Corn flour

Corn oil

Corn Refiners Association

Corn sweetener industry

Corn sweeteners

Corn syrup

Cornflakes

Cornmeal

Cornstarch

Corriher, Shirley O.

Corzine, Leon

Cosettes

Cosmetics

Cotton

Cottonseed oil

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Crabtree & Evelyn

Cream

Crisco

Crotanaldehyde

Crown Technology

Crude oil

Cumene

Cunningham, Mary Lou

Daicel Chemical Industries

Dairy Fresh Non-Dairy Creamer

Davis, Tim

Davy, Sir Humphry

Decatur, Illinois

Deep tank technology

Delmarva area

Deltadodecalactone

Denk, Joel

Denture adhesives

Detergents

Devil Cremes

Dewar, Charles

Dextrin

Dextrose

Diabetes

Diacetyl

Diesel fuel

Diglycerides

Diketene

DingDongs

Directional drilling

Domino Sugar

Domino Superfine

Donut Pyro

Doonesbury
comic strip

Doritos

Doritos Nacho Cheese

Dove Beautifully Clean

Shampoo

Dow Chemical

Dried eggs

Dried milk

Dry milling

DSM

Duncan Hines Creamy Homestyle Cream Cheese Frosting

DuPont

Durum

Dwight, John

Dye industry

Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk

Easy Cheese

Edamame

Edy’s Grand Light Rich & Creamy Vanilla ice cream,

Egg whites

Egg yolks

Eggs

Eijkman, Christiaan

Electricity

Elizabeth, New Jersey

Elmer’s glue

Enoch Valley Mine, Idaho

Enriched flour

Entenmann’s cakes

Enzymes

Equistar

Eskimo Pie Ice Cream Bars

Ethane

Ethanol

Ethyl acetate

Ethyl alcohol

Ethyl cellulose

Ethyl maltol

Ethyl vanillin

Ethylene

Ethylene glycol

Ethylene oxide

Evans, Oliver

Everglades Agricultural Area

Explosives

ExxonMobil

Famous Amos cookies

Faraday, Michael

Farmers

Fermentation

Ferric oxide

Ferrous sulfate

Fertilizers

Fiberglass

Firmenich Inc.

Fish

Flavor Sciences Inc.

Flavors

Fleur de sel

Florida Crystals Corporation

Flour

bleached

enriched

wheat

FMC Corporation

Folate

Folic acid

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food coloring

Forbes
magazine

Formaldehyde

Fractionation units

Franklin, Benjamin

Freeport, Texas

Freihofer’s 100% Whole Wheat Bread

Frozen eggs

Fructose

Fudgsicles

Funk, Casimir

Furfural

Geismar, Louisiana

Gelatinization

Generally recognized as safe (GRAS)

Genetic engineering

Genetically modified (GM) seeds

Geneva Convention

Gill, John

Glass

Glop

Glucose

Glucose amylase

Glucose isomerase

Glue

Glutamate

Glutamic acid

Gluten

Glycerin

Glycerol

Glyoxylic acid

Gobley, Maurice

Good Humor ice cream bars

Grand Saline, Texas

Grandview, Missouri

Great Depression

Green River, Wyoming

Grits

Grove, Dennis

Guaiacol

Guaifenesin

Guangji Pharmaceutical

Company

Guar gum

Gum arabic

Gypsum (
see
Calcium sulfate)

Harvard University

Hay

Heliotropine

Hellmann’s mayonnaise

Helms, Allen

Hemicellulose

Herbicides

Hercules Incorporated

Hexane

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

Hines, Steve

Hippocrates

Ho Hos

Hoffman, A. W.

Hoffman-La Roche

Hollingshead, Dave

Homegrown food

Homogenization

Honey

Horsford, Eben Norton

Hostess

Household bleach

Hunt’s Snack Pack Vanilla Pudding

Hydrochloric acid (HC1)

Hydrogen

Hydrogen atoms

Hydrogen oxide

Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogenation

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter

Ice cream

IG Farben

Indianapolis, Indiana

Industrial espionage

Infant formula

Innophos

Insulin

International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF)

International Food Information Council (IFIC)

Iodine

Iron

Iron deficiency anemia

Iron ore

Iron salt

Iron sulfate

Isomerization

Jams

Jean Naté Hydrating Body Lotion

Jefferson, Thomas

Jell-O Pudding Snacks

Jellies

Johnson, Eric D.

Karo Light corn syrup

Ken’s Steak House Creamy Italian Dressing

Ketchup

Ketene

Kiley, Joyce

Kingsford, Thomas

Kingsford’s Starch

Kirchoff, G. S. C.

KLK (Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad)

Knorr Instant Hollandaise Sauce Mix

Kosher food

Kraft

American cheese

Calumet Double-Acting

Baking Powder

Cheez Whiz

Cool Whip

Free French Style Fat-Free

Dressing

Jet-Puffed Marshmallows

Sure-Jell Premium Fruit Pectin for Homemade Jams & Jellies

Kreme Filled Krimpets

Krishock, Dave

Kunz, Gray

Lactic acid

Lactones

Lactose

Lafayette, Indiana

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lard

Lauric acid

Laxatives

Leavenings

Leblanc, Nicolas

Lecithin

Lemon juice

Lespinasse restaurant

Lignin

Lime

Limestone

Linolenic soybeans

Liquid nitrogen

Liquid petroleum gas

Liquid starch

Liquid sugar

Lister, Sir Joseph

Little Debbie

Golden Cremes

Liver

Lonza Ltd.

Louis XVI, King of France

Low-fat foods

Lysine

Magnesium sulfate

Maillard reactions

Malic acid

Maltodextrin

Maltol

Mannitol

Margarine

Marggraf, Andreas

Marion, Arkansas

Marmite

Marshmallow Fluff

McCormick and Company

Au Jus Gravy Mix

McDonald, Nancy

McElvaney, Kevin

Meth production

Methane

Methanol

Methyl esters

Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)

Michael Foods

Milk

Millet seeds

Mississippi Lime Company

M&M Consulting and Laboratory

Modified cornstarch

Moisture control

Molasses

Monocalcium phosphate (MCP)

Monoglycerides

Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

Monsanto

Roundup

Roundup Ready seeds

Morder, Dan

Morton

Mountain ash tree (
Sorbus aucuparia
)

Mountain Fuel Supply

Mrs. Freshley’s Creme Cakes

Myths surrounding Twinkies

Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Company

Naphtha

Naphthalene

Napoleon

Nashville, Tennessee

National Starch

Natural gas

Naval jelly

Neutrogena

Norwegian Formula Hand Cream

Oil-Free Acne Wash

New Castle, Delaware

New Coke

Newman Grove, Nebraska

Niacin

Niagara Falls, New York

Nielsen, Matt

Nielsen-Massey Vanillas

Night-blindness

Nitric acid

Nitrobenzene

Nitrogen

Nitroglycerin

Niutang Chemical Inc.

Nutraceuticals

Nutrament energy and fitness drink

Nutrinova (Hoechst AG)

Nutrition bars

Nutrition Facts labels

Obesity

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice

Oil palms

Olay Moisturinse Shower Body Lotion

Oleic acid

Olive oil

Olivio

Olsen, Bill

Oreos

Oscar Mayer Turkey Bologna

Oswego, New York

Oxidation

OxyChem

Oxygen

Paint

Palladium

Palm kernel oil

Palm oil

Palm trees

PAM cooking spray

Paper

Papetti’s Hygrade Egg products

Papyrus

Paraffin

Partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening

Pasteur, Louis

Pasteurization

Peanut butter

Pearlash

Pebble quicklime

Pectin

Pellagra

Penicillin

Peoria, Illinois

Periodic table

Perkin, Sir William H.

Pesticides

Peterson, J. Scott

Petroleum

Pharmaceuticals

Phenol

Phosphates

Phosphoric acid

Phosphorus

Phosphorus oxychloride

Physiology of Taste, The
(Brillat-Savarin)

Pickle liquor

Pickling process

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Pine needle extract