Whats in your Food?

             If you were to think of one of the most popular food products in the United States I believe most people would come up with macaroni and cheese. Kraft mac and cheese is an American classic that is quick and easy to make. It convenient for the working mother or father, the teenage babysitter, and the poor college student. But do you know whats reallying this delicious dinner food????
              I starting reading the ingredients part of the nutrition facts and I have pick out three of the most obscene words. the first one i found was sodium tripolyphosphate. I found a definition from The Free Online Dictionary it said the compound is a substance added to soaps and detergents to increase their cleaning action.  It is a inorganic, salt and acid compound. My top google results all said the same thing it is a compound increasing the power of soaps. After digging a little deeper I found that it is also used in foods as a preservative. It is common  in seafood, poultry, meats and animal feeds. It does many things in many a lot of different food products in meats it helps reduce discoloration and reduces shrinking of the product. It tenderizes canned products like beans and veggies. In baked products using eggs it helps the whipping process. In Kraft mac and cheese it is used as a basic preservative.
           The next long confusing word I found in the ingredients was thiamin mononitrate or more commonly known as B1. Surprisingly this long scary word does good things for your body. It is a essential to healthy body development. Your body can't make this nutrient so it must be ingested. It is a water soluable nutrient that helps keeps your eyes, hair and skin healthy. It is very common in food products because of its healthy for your body.  B1 as well as other B vitmins helps convert fat to energy. B1 can be found in cereals, grains, nuts and meats.
             Maybe this last word is not long and scary but it is kind of strange to find on mac and cheese box. Lactic acid was something I thought your body made during carido exercising, but I guess its in mac and cheese too. It is a pH regulator. A pH regulator is improves the flavor of  food, helps maintain color, and is a preservative to prolong storage life.