59 Ingredients in a Strawberry Milkshakes and not one of them a strawberry!

[Jaylen Brit 0]

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59 INGREDIENTS IN STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE - BUT NO STRAWBERRIES

By Krissy Storrar

THAT'S ALL OF THIS..

Amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, ethylpropionate, ethyl valerate, heliotropin, hydroxyphrenyl-2-butanone (10% solution in alcohol), ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylace-tophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphtyl ketone, methyl salicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, undecalactone, rum ether, rose, vanillin and solvent

WHEN is a strawberry milkshake not a strawberry milkshake? Answer, when it comes from a fast food outlet.

Order a shake with your burger and fries and rather than wholesome, sweet strawberries, crushed ice and a splash of ice-cold milk, what you'll end up with is a gloopy mixture of additives and E-numbers.

The closest thing to a plump strawberry in the milkshakes sold at McDonald's and Burger King is "artificial strawberry flavour" - concocted from a vast array of about 40 chemicals with tongue-twisting names.

One flavourist said: "Children's expectation of strawberry is completely different. They want something that is strong with something like bubblegum notes."

And none of the ingredients in the fast food shakes bear much resemblance to the healthy home-made version, according to Eric Schlosser, the author of the best-selling book Fast Food Nation.

They are made up of milkfat and non-fat milk, guar gum, cellulose gum, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, citric acid, E129, plus flavourings.

The sweet taste comes from sugar, sweet whey and high-fructose corn syrup.

The shocking findings were made by Eric as he researched his new book, Chew On This.

Published next month, it tackles the way fast food giants target children with their products and advertising.

Children are used in taste tests by experts, who have discovered that flavours in their foods are often twice as sweet as those marketed for adults.

The flavouring industry's work means that many children now prefer man-made tastes to fresh ones.

The book reveals the average processed strawberry milkshake is made up of a worrying list of chemicals. But, the alarming recipe has not reduced the amount of soft drinks people knock back.

In 1975, the typical American drank 120 litres of soft drinks every year, but that has now doubled to 240 litres.

And about a fifth of American youngsters between the ages of one and two slurp soft drinks every day.

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HFCS seems to get into everything - and its REALLY bad for you - quite apart from all this other rubbish.

I wasn't so naive that I thought it was all natural ingredients but I did at least think they had SOME strawberry in it!

I hate giving my little one soft drinks period. She has water or apple juice, or OJ, (if we DO go to MacD's she has OJ), since she was a baby (then it was just water or very watered down apple juice) and on very rare occasions I let her have Coke - but I prefer her not to have it at all - mostly she doesn't have the fizzy stuff. Something I want to continue when we live in the US; and after reading this, it just makes my resolve stronger.

[Welshcookie 17]

Amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, ethylpropionate, ethyl valerate, heliotropin, hydroxyphrenyl-2-butanone (10% solution in alcohol), ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylace-tophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphtyl ketone, methyl salicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, undecalactone, rum ether, rose, vanillin and solvent

yummy....all my favourites.....

[yogib37 3]

Amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, ethylpropionate, ethyl valerate, heliotropin, hydroxyphrenyl-2-butanone (10% solution in alcohol), ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylace-tophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphtyl ketone, methyl salicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, undecalactone, rum ether, rose, vanillin and solvent

yummy....all my favourites.....

huh and they say nothing will survive a nuclar bomb.. I bet t hat milk shake will last

[tom&tata 2]

Amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, ethylpropionate, ethyl valerate, heliotropin, hydroxyphrenyl-2-butanone (10% solution in alcohol), ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylace-tophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphtyl ketone, methyl salicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, undecalactone, rum ether, rose, vanillin and solvent

and that is supposed to be strawberry milshake recipe ???

[ChristinaM 0]

A little scary, isn't it?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Boones Farm apple wine doesn't have apples in it. Or any other fruit juice for that matter.

[Jasman0717 9]

[Widge 0]

Always remember reading the Tesco ingredient label on their "Value Range" Rapsberry jam Tarts and one of the main ingredients was RHUBARB which always made me laugh. (not a raspeberry in sight)

[Sister Fracas 5]

lots of "fruit" juices don't have any of the actual juice of the fruit they claim to be.... lots of time it's apple and grape. pffft...

juice has too much sugar in it anyway....

[Jaylen Brit 0]

I always check labels - to see what it is they are passing off as food

Kinda hard tho in a fast food place to do that.

I never buy 'juice drinks' for example as they usually contain a high amount of sugars (not naturally present in the fruit), or 'cordial' thats just flavored sugary stuff, many 'low fat' things contain an unusually high amount of either sugar or HFCS, negating any health benefits.

I just read that article about McD's milkshakes tho and wondered if they actually contravene the trading standards rules in the UK by calling it 'strawberry' and not 'strawberry flavored' (big diff)

[almaty 19]

better living through chemistry

[john_and_marlene 162]

What's in a chicken McNugget?????

[Veiled Princess 1]

What's in a chicken McNugget?????

Good question!

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

juice has too much sugar in it anyway....

all the sugar and none of the fiber of fruit.

[m_and_m20 0]

What's in a chicken McNugget?????

Good question!

NOOOO!!! Thats the only thing i eat at Mcdonalds....i dont wanna know, cause then i cant eat it!

ignorance is bliss........