15 Food Companies That Put Wood Pulp In Food

LIST OF 15 MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES THAT SERVE US WOOD

Cellulose (wood pulp) is added to most foods it's practically in everything you buy at the store, that come in a box, bag, plastice container you get the point, even shredded cheese and ice cream. But one of the bad things about cellulose is not that it's everywhere. The worst thing is that it is not food at all. And even though the government says it's safe, do you really want to eat wood?

Cellulose is unlike the actual any normal food items you think you're paying for, completely undigestible by humans so it has no nutritional value.

Cellulose is virgin wood pulp that has been processed and manufactured to different lengths for functionality, though use of it and its variant forms (cellulose gum, powdered cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, etc.) is deemed safe for human consumption, according to the FDA, which regulates most food industry products. The government agency sets no limit on the amount of cellulose that can be used in food products meant for human consumption. The USDA, which regulates meats, has set a limit of 3.5% on the use of cellulose, since fiber in meat products cannot be recognized nutritionally.

It's deemed safe and inert additive filler and gives food products bulk. Cellulose can serve as a good source of dietary fiber for people who don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains. The USDA’s most recent dietary guidelines recommend young women get 28 grams a day of fiber and young men consume 38 grams.

So why do they use it? 

Cellulose is a "safe", enexpensive way to add fiber, bulk and texture to food products. Although the notion of eating fine grains of wood pulp might make some consumers blanch, nutritionists say cellulose — which gives plants their structure — is a harmless fiber that can often cut calories in food. Insoluble dietary fibers like cellulose aren’t digestible by humans so add bulk to food without making it more fattening.

Bottom Line: Who cares if the government says it's safe do you really want to eat wood? I don't.