corn syrup in fat free milk????? You asked, What the heck are sterols

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Concerning sour creams, if they remove most of the protein (butterfat), then

there is a need to firm up the water & lactose (sugar) that is left & make it

something besides a liquid.

 

About the food industry, personally I think they simply make whatever sells.

They sell unprocessed foods & lightly processed foods. They also sell

carbonated, artificially flavored, nutrition free, corn syrup sweetened water,

each to the extent they are purchased. I'm not justifying their amoral stance,

but if we want a change, we need to be the ones to make it by what we buy.

 

You asked, " What the heck are plant sterols and all that other stuff? "

 

Plant sterols are organic hydrocarbon chains required to build & maintain cell

membranes. We all eat a trace amount of plant sterols whenever we ingest any

plant oils or plant material. The most common animal sterol is cholesterol.

Plant sterols in more than trace amounts have been shown to block cholesterol

absorption. That is why it is added to food, so they can make the claim that

their product helps reduce cholesterol. While a steady intake of modest amounts

of plant sterols will lower cholesterol numbers, some studies suggest that the

plant sterols will harden arteries in the same way cholesterol will. Some

suggest that more than trace amounts of plant sterols may be more dangerous than

the cholesterol that it blocks from absorption.

 

Corn syrup solids is simply dehydrated (water removed) corn syrup.

 

Polyclycerol esters of fatty acids, by any chance is it polyglycerol esters of

fatty acids? Polyglycerol esters are a type of sugar molecule removed from an

oil that in this case is probably being used as an emulsifier. It shares some

similarities to table sugar.

 

Gum acacia is a natural gum made from tree sap of a particular type of tropical

tree. It is a type of sugary starch widely used in soft drinks, marshmallows &

gum drops.

 

The last three are probably used in small amounts for the purpose of

" dissolving " the plant sterol into the milk. The processor needs to be able to

add the plant sterol & have it suspended throughout the milk.

 

 

 

, Angls4Hope wrote:

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>

> Hi all,

> can you believe it - fat free milk and fat free half and half have corn

> syrup in it?

>

> I bought the other day a bottle of milk which read: " Fat free milk " from a

>

> company called " Active Lifestyle " . " Vitamin A and D added with plant

> sterols. Helps reduce cholesterol. "

> The bottle had a green cap and mostly green label.

>

> I didn't read the label at the store, just grabbed the bottle and only

> when home looked closer.So, here it is: " Active Lifestyle, fat free milk,

> vitamin A and D added.

> Ingredients: nonfat milk, plant sterol blend ( plant sterols, corn syrup

> solids, polyclycerol esters of fatty acids, gum acacia, vitamin A

> palmitate,

> vitamin D3.

> Distributed by: Inter-American Products, Cincinnati, OH45202 .

>

> What the heck are plant sterols and all that other stuff?

>

> Next day I started to read milk labels and discovered that fat free half

> and half also has corn syrup in it.

>

> ALWAYS beware when something says fat free, that might be the tip off.

>

> Better look at labels on even the most unusual items which you'd never

> imagine to have corn syrup and who knows what else in it. Lots of dog food

> has

> corn syrup in it, btw.It look as if just about everything has corn syrup

> in

> it.

>

> READ your labels.

>

> Also most of the brands of sour cream have corn starch or guar gum or

> gelatine in it. Even those claiming to be organic. Many others you can

> even

> tell they have corn starch in them as they have a gritty feel to them. I

> noticed it first with Shamrock sour cream which was awful. The only pure

> sour

> cream I found in my grocery store was the Daisy brand.

>

> So, I checked all the yogurts, and never bought anything but Daisy

> products, thinking I was okay. Never imagined milk having corn syrup in it.

> This

> is disgusting.

>

> What a crock our food industry is.

>

>

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