Water
Mon, 08/18/2008 - 15:55 — johnoWater is a major ingredient in many product, you probably ingest some everyday
The elixir of life, required for life and available from any tap faucet. Different qualities of water exist and the source of the water used in products is rarely offered on labels.
Quench Gum Double Raspberry
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:44 — johnkFruity gum that is quite tasty. Somewhat short lasting flavor.
BHT
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:42 — johnkArtificial preservative. Acronym for Butylated hydroxytoluene. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene
Blue 1
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:39 — johnkWater soluble artificial color. Also called Brilliant Blue FCF, E133. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Blue_FCF
Red 40 Lake
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:29 — johnkNon-soluble artificial color. Also called Allura Red AC, FD&C Red 40, E129, Food Red 17. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allura_Red_AC
Food coloring is usually water soluble, these are the non "lake" versions of the dyes. When a non liquid is dyed the dye needs to be altered slightly to make it mix better, thus the "lake" version.
Acesulfame Potassium
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:24 — johnkArtificial sweetener. Also called Sunett, Sweet One. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acesulfame_potassium
Aspartame
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:22 — johnkArtificial sweetener. Also called NutriSweet, Equal, Canderel. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame
Potassium Chloride
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:19 — johnkSalty. An electrolyte replenisher. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_chloride
Potassium Tripolyphosphate
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:10 — johnkA preservative. No specific information known about this item (help us out and add it if you know!). For general information on preservatives (aka sequestrants) see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequestrant
Soy Lecithin
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 02:04 — johnkUsed to keep other ingredients from unmixing (an emulsifier). Also known as Lecithin. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin
