Top Ingredients Cheat List
Food manufacturers are always finding ways to disguise ingredients to trick consumers into thinking that they are better/lesser when in fact they are not. The amount of fat, salt and sugar added to boost the flavor of food may be higher than you think. Watch out for these words. Memorize them by heart if you must. Or write them down on a piece of paper/notebook. Refer to them when you shop. Be aware of what you are going to put into your body.
FATS
Animal oil, beef fat, butter fat, copha, lard, milk solids, palm oil, tallow, shortening, vegetable oil
SUGAR
Sucrose, caster sugar, dextrose, fructose, glucose, golden syrup, honey, lactose, malt, brown sugar, maltose, maple syrup, molasses, raw sugar
SALT/SODIUM
Baking soda, celery salt, garlic salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG), rock salt, sodium bicarbonate.