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Fun Friday Food Facts 2016 Vol. 36

30th Sep 2016 - 09:58
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In the week where Hillary and Donald battled it out live on US television in the presidential campaign, we found some food facts.

While it may also be found in floor polish, shoe polish or cosmetics, carnauba wax is used to give a glossy shine to make things you put in your mouth such as chewing gum, candies, gravies and sauces. It is also commonly used on pharmaceuticals as a coating on tablets to aid swallowing 

Get the ketchup and clean it! Yes, you heard it right. Ketchup doesn’t only add a red dollop of tang to your meal or bacon butty, it can clean copper and even your hair. Its acidity can dissolves tarnish and chlorine-damaged hair, restoring its natural colour.
 
The gummy bears in Haribo used to have frowns on their faces. It wasn’t until 2007 that the company decided to cheer the bear up and put a smile on its face.

Scientists at the American Chemical Society say cucumber sandwiches are among the best things to eat to stay cool in a heatwave. They say very cold foods like ice cream shock the body and raise your temperature, but fruit and veg with a high water content has natural cooling properties.

Beer was not considered an alcoholic beverage until 2013 in Russia! Drinks must have an alcoholic volume of 10% in order to be considered booze in Russia, but officials changed its status to prevent ‘national calamity’.

Written by
PSC Team