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Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is the sodium salt of glutamate. When MSG is added to foods, it provides a similar flavoring function as the glutamate that occurs naturally in food. MSG is comprised of nothing more than water, sodium and glutamate.
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One of the most thorough and effective food safety and defense systems in the world is the U.S. government, which performs the following chief functions: Establishment of Safety Standards, Monitoring and Inspection, Enforcement
Tracking Food Safety Problems, Protecting the Food Supply and Federal Regulation.
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Caffeine is one of the most comprehensively studied ingredients in the food supply and has been safely consumed in foods and beverages for centuries. Evidence of caffeine’s beneficial effects on performance, both mental and athletic, is especially strong. Also linked with athletic performance, research showing beverages containing caffeine can contribute to daily water intake has largely been overlooked.
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This brochure addresses misconceptions about caffeine and health and provides science-based information on caffeine and: consumption by kids/children and adults, pregnancy, cancer, addiction, breast disease, osteoporosis, and heart disease.
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Fats provide much of the great taste and texture for which we prize these and other foods. Indeed, the fats in foods play a vital role in their ultimate acceptability. Neither the amount nor type of fats can be changed indiscriminately without changing the very features that make a food appealing. Without fats, foods—and eating—just wouldn't be the same.
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