Today, I decided to partake in one of my favorite snacks, which I also assume to be healthy, Quaker Minis. These are mini rice cakes that come in multiple flavors. The minis I chose to eat were cinnamon sugar Multigrain Minis. This specific flavor of minis claims to promote heart health, be low in fat, and have 0 grams of trans fat. Although there is nothing strong-tasting about this snack, and it doesn't fill one up too much, it does claim to contain soy ingredients and has 1 gram of protein in each serving. The preservative used in this snack are tocopherols, or TCPs, which are series of organic compounds with Vitamin E activity. These tocopherols have been shown to have a relationship with cancer and Alzheimer's, not necessarily negatively, but if taken in too high a content, it may hurt the consumer. Hmm...seems that these may not be as bad as most other shelf foods.
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