(Part 2.)
This is a cup of coffee. The ingredients are: coffee and water. Other possibilities: cream and sugar.
This is also a cup of coffee. Well, it's a cup of General Foods International Coffee. The Ingredients are: Sugar, Nondairy Creamer [Corn Syrup Solids, Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Sodium Caseinate (From Milk), Dipotassium Phosphate, Mono-and Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor], Instant Coffee, Sodium Citrate, Contains Less Than 2% Of Natural And Artificial Flavors.
The General Foods "coffee" probably tastes delicious. So do cheese puffs.....mmmmmm......cheese puffs! That natural orange-y crust!
From Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good (Excerpt):
"A typical artificial strawberry flavor, like the kind found in a Burger King strawberry milk shake, contains the following ingredients: amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl acetate, ethyl amylketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, ethyl propionate, ethyl valerate, heliotropin, hydroxyphenyl-2-butanone (10 percent solution in alcohol), α-ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylacetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphthyl ketone, methyl salicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, rose, rum ether, γ-undecalactone, vanillin, and solvent.
"Some of the most important advances in flavor manufacturing are now occurring in the field of biotechnology."
Back in 2011, Garagiste wrote the post, "Feeling Sick?" He then lists these acceptable ingredients in wine.
Collagen
Pectin lyase
Added tannin (non-grape derived)
Concentrated extract must
Pectinesterase
Tartaric acid
Colloidal silicon dioxide
Thiamin hydrochloride
Micro-organism cultures
Agar-agar
Ferrocyanide
Glycerol monooleate
Potassium sulfites
Argon
Grape skin extract
Potassium tartrate
Bentonite
Granular cork
Protease (Bromelin)
Calcium alginate
Hydrogen peroxide
Wood products
Diatomaceous earth
Polyvinyl polypirollidone
Yeasts and yeast nutrients
Calcium ascorbate
Filtering aids
Potassium hydrogen tartrate
Perlite
Thiamin chloride
Copper sulfate
Phytates
Alumino-silicates
Fumaric acid
Potassium meta bisulfide
Ammonia
Gel
Potassium carbonate
Activated carbon
Erythorbic acid
Potassium erythorbate
Beta-glucanase
Gum
Potassium ferro cyanide
Ferrous sulfate
Potassium hydrogen carbonate
Alginates
Acetaldehyde
Dimethylpoly-siloxane
Potassium bicarbonate
Acid clays of monmorillonite
Egg albumen
Potassium bitartrate
Activated animal or vegetable charcoal
Enzymes
Protease
Calcium carbonate
Isinglass
Malolactic bacteria
Sorbic acid
Carbohydrase
Metatartaric acid
Sorbitan monostearate
Protease
Trypsin
Calcium hydroxide
Iso-ascorbic acid
Silicasol
Potassium monostearate
Ammonium bisulfide
Glucose oxidase
Potassium sodium tartrate
Ammonium phosphate
Glyceryl dioleate
Potassium sorbate
Ammonium sulfide
arabic
Ficin
Ion exchange resins
Pepsin
Calcium phosphates
Kaolin
Silicon dioxide
Calcium sulfate
L-ascorbic acid
Sodium alginate
Calcium tartrate
Lactic Acid
Sodium carbonate
Caramel
Lysozyme
Sodium hydroxide
Carbohydrase
Malic acid
Sodium meta bisulfide
Carbon dioxide
Carbohydrase (beta-amylase)
Milk and milk products
Soy flour
Glucoamylase
Amylogluco-sidase
Mistelle
Alcohol derived from grapes
Casein
Must
Sugar
Catalase
Nitrogen gas
Sulphur dioxide
Cellulose Oak (shavings/powder)
Sulphur dioxide gas
Citric acid
Sweet reserve
Pimarizin
Tiamine
Cupric citrate
Plant proteins
Urease
Di-ammonium-phosphate
Polyoxyethylene monostearate
Water
Now you know why this is in parts. Ingredients take up a lot of space.