{"id":2876,"date":"2011-08-05T19:09:59","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T23:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=2876"},"modified":"2011-08-05T19:09:59","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T23:09:59","slug":"would-you-like-some-wood-pulp-in-your-shredded-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/08\/05\/would-you-like-some-wood-pulp-in-your-shredded-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 &#8220;Would You Like Some Wood Pulp In Your Shredded Cheese?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodrenegade.com\/would-like-some-wood-pulp-your-shredded-cheese\/\">Food Renegade:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Organic Valley uses powdered cellulose made from wood pulp in its shredded-cheese products. The company would prefer not to use a synthetic ingredient, but cellulose is bland, white and repels moisture, making it the favored choice over products such as potato starch, says Tripp Hughes, director of product marketing for Organic Valley. (<a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703834804576300991196803916.html\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>While some food manufactures say they aren\u2019t increasing the percentage of cellulose in their products, others are boosting the amount of fiber in their foods with cellulose and other ingredients. Companies can save money by using it, even though it costs more by weight than conventional ingredients. Cellulose gives food \u201cmore water, more air, a creamy feeling in [the] mouth with less of other ingredients,\u201d and only a very small amount is needed, says Niels Thestrup, vice president of the hydrocolloids department for Danisco AS. The Copenhagen-based company makes ingredients and enzymes for food, cleaning supplies and other products.<\/p>\n<p>Cellulose comes in various forms, each with a specific use. Beyond powdered cellulose, two other modified forms are common in food. Microcrystalline cellulose is either listed as such on labels, as MCC, or in some cases as cellulose gel. Carboxymethyl cellulose or cellulose gum, another modified version, is listed as such on labels. Each gives foods a slightly different texture \u2014 from gelatinous to more liquid-like \u2014 because they trap varying amounts of air or water.<\/p>\n<p>Powdered cellulose is made by cooking raw plant fiber \u2014 usually wood \u2014 in various chemicals to separate the cellulose, and then purified. Modified versions go through extra processing, such as exposing them to acid to further break down the fiber.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I own a grater. It&#8217;s very easy to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Food Renegade: Organic Valley uses powdered cellulose made from wood pulp in its shredded-cheese products. The company would&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-linked","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-Ko","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5519,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/02\/26\/linked-the-parmesan-cheese-you-sprinkle-on-your-penne-could-be-wood\/","url_meta":{"origin":2876,"position":0},"title":"Linked: &#8220;The Parmesan Cheese You Sprinkle on Your Penne Could Be Wood&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"February 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"via Bloomberg: (is this financial news?) 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