Twinkie ingredients
Posted on June 29th, 2010 by steve
Wheat flower, folic acid
‘A popular rule of thumb among proponents of healthy food is that the fewer ingredients there are in something, better it is for you. With a remarkable 37 or so ingredients, many of which are polysyllabic chemical compounds, Twinkies would seem to embody the antithesis of that rule.’
Photography by Dwight Eschliman. Details about his ’37 or so Ingredients’ project (and book) here.
Plus, check out Steve Ettlinger’s Twinkie Deconstructed.
I like how the beef fat is now labeled ‘animal shortening.’
Riboflavin, iron
Corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup
Vegetable shortening, animal shortening
Monoglyceride, diglyceride
