Allergies
Sulfites: where the E220–E228 allergen hides
Sulfites are the only item on the list of mandatory allergens that are not always declared, but only starting from a certain amount.
Drinks and alcohol
Where the calories in drinks come from, and why they are the ones people forget to log.
Nutrition
Juice, nectar, mors, and juice-containing drinks: what is the difference
Four different products with similar images sit on adjacent shelves: juice, nectar, mors, and juice-containing drinks.
Ingredients and additives
Brominated vegetable oil: the additive that lasted the longest
Brominated vegetable oil served a specific technical purpose: to keep citrus flavorings in suspension so they would not float to the neck of the bottle.
Shopping
How the composition of Coca-Cola has changed: cocaine, sugar, and corn syrup
Coca-Cola is a rare case where changes in the composition of a mass-market product are documented and span more than a hundred years.
Nutrition
Soda and its "zero": what changes when sugar is removed
The difference between regular soda and its "zero" version comes down to one line in the ingredients: a sweetener instead of sugar.
Nutrition
Energy drinks: what's in the can and where the effect comes from
The composition of an energy drink looks impressive: taurine, glucuronolactone, inositol, B vitamins, and guarana extract.
Weight loss
Calories in alcohol: how many calories are in beer, wine, and spirits
Alcohol is the only category that almost everyone skips when counting calories.
From reading to doing. All of it starts in one place — knowing what is on the plate. Photograph it and the calories and macros appear on their own.
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