Gelatin, also known as gelatine, is a transparent, colorless, and flavorless food that is derived from collagen that comes from animal body parts. It is brittle when it is dry but becomes rubbery when moist. But do you know how gelatin is made? Gelatin is a group of peptides and proteins derived from the skin, […]
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Chocolate comes from roasted and ground cacao pods and is turned into the solid-formed sweet that we all know and love. But over the years, consumers have noticed the change in the size and prices of chocolate. Are chocolates getting more expensive? Between 2014 and 2018, the BBC examined 19 chocolate items and discovered that
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Macaroni and cheese more popularly known as mac and cheese in the US is a dish made with cooked macaroni pasta and a cheddar cheese sauce. Other components, such as breadcrumbs or meat, can be added to the recipe as well. While we are all familiar with this cheesy pasta dish, did you ever wonder
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Popcorn is a popular snack for moviegoers. It is known to be one of the healthiest snacks because it has a whole grain with high fiber which is closely linked to lower heart disease and even addresses other health concerns. But have you ever wondered who discovered popcorn and where did it come from? The
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McDonald’s is one of the most well-known and profitable hamburger franchises globally, yet there was fierce rivalry between them over 30 years ago. In 1991, which restaurant outperformed McDonald’s? Max Hamburgers was the first hamburger restaurant to successfully compete with McDonald’s, causing them to close their Sweden branch in 1991. When McDonald’s returned to the
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Philadelphia Cream Cheese was founded in 1872 and is now owned by Kraft Heinz. It is one of the world’s best-selling cream cheese brands. But did you know where the brand of cream cheese was first made? Philadelphia Cream Cheese was actually invented in New York and has never been produced in the city of
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Six Flags Magic Mountain is a 262-acre amusement park in Valencia, California. It is located 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles and is a popular attraction in the State. Did you know that a man spent seven years eating at this amusement park? Over the course of seven years, a man named Dylan ate
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Pringles are a potato-based crisps brand from the United States. They were originally sold by Proctor & Gamble in 1968 and marketed as Pringle’s Newfangled Potato Chips. The brand was then sold to Kellogg’s in 2012. As of 2011 Pringles is sold in over 140 countries. In 2012, it became the fourth most popular snack
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Chinese gooseberry is more popularly known as the kiwifruit. It was first popularized back in the 12th Century during the Song Dynasty. Its cultivation began in the early 20th Century when it fastly spread from China to New Zealand. But who was the Kiwi Queen who made it famous in American produce aisles? In a
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When kangaroo levels rose from 27 million in 2010 to about 50 million in 2016, many experts suggested the public eat more kangaroo meat. As excessive kangaroo levels threaten Australia’s biodiversity, many continue to encourage kangaroo hunting. In 2016, the kangaroo population in Australia surged to 45 million, amounting to nearly double Australia’s human population.
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