You will be surprised to discover that the products from this list are nothing but natural. Welcome to the world of acidifiers, thickeners, preservatives and other unpronounceable chemical substances…

1. Crab sticks

Crab sticks’ white crabmeat is generally made from Alaska pollock, a fish a lot less expensive than crab. It is then mixed with starch, salt, sugar and a bunch of other chemical products. We are far from the crab sticks we thought we were buying…

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2. Processed cheese

Wether it was to make homemade burgers or sandwiches, we all bought processed cheese once in our lives. Besides the fact that it does not taste very good, it shouldn’t even be named “cheese”. Indeed, a product must be made of 51% of cheese to be name cheese, which is not the case for this product which is mainly made with chemical ingredients.

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3. Instant mashed potatoes

Of course, these instant mashed potatoes are good, but they are not really natural. Mashed potatoes being instantly ready thanks to water or milk, it seems a bit weird… The manufacturers found a way to replace much of the mashed potatoes ingredients to reduce its cost. We invite you to read its composition attentively.

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4. Margarine

Margarine has been considered a healthier option than butter for a long time. However, it contains a huge quantity of saturated fat heated at high temperature. This fat is dangerous for health and more particularly for the arteries and for the heart. Therefor, we recommend you to favor traditional butter.

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5. Nutella

Most of us prefer Nutella to jam, while Nutella is definitely not natural. Indeed, you just need to see its composition to realize that the product is far from being only made of nuts and cocoa.

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6. Chicken nuggets

There has always been an eternal questioning about chicken nuggets real composition. We hear about pink paste, about crushed chicks… It is hard to know exactly how they are made, but one sure thing is that they have almost nothing natural: mashed chicken, thickeners, flavors and other industrial “spices”… A lot of ingredients that will make us think twice next time before we order that at the fast-food restaurant…

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7. White chocolate

White chocolate contains less than 20% of cacao butter. In other words, it shouldn’t be named “chocolate”. Its composition is made of 55% of sugar and sweeteners, not to mention the vegetable oils replacing much of the missing cacao butter: not much natural products in it…

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8. Ketchup

We suggest you to make your own homemade ketchup! Indeed, the tomatoes inside your ketchup tube are so diluted with sugar and salt that there is nothing natural left in it.

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9. Iced tea

Iced tea is highly consumed in summer, but the one we buy at the supermarket shouldn’t be named like this. Actually, the drinks we find in supermarkets are mainly made of sugar, food coloring and artificial flavor… which has nothing to do with natural tea!

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10. Orange juice

Many orange juice brands want to make us believe that their juice is 100% made with freshly squeezed oranges. In fact, this is very rare and other ingredients are usually added, like corn syrup, fructose or sweeteners. The beverage in the bottle is more similar to a syrup than to real juice.

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11. Refined sugar

The true color of sugar is dark, close to brown. Therefor, we can wonder why there are white sugars. The answer is that people prefer lighter sugar, which is silly, as white sugar is only obtained after it has been filtered in chemical products…

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12. Maple syrup

Once again, there is a difference between maple syrup you can buy in supermarkets and traditional maple syrup. The one we find in large retail stores is made of corn syrup, additives, artificial flavors and sugar. Sometimes, it is worth paying a bit more to have a quality product.

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13. Wasabi

The wasabi we consume in Europe or in North-America is not real wasabi. The real one is very expensive and it is produced from a plant of the same name. In fact, the “wasabi” we find everywhere is made of a mix of a plant name raifort, of mustard and of food coloring.

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14. Freeze-dried soups

Many companies sell these noodle soups that are very fast to be ready. However, these freeze-dried soups are nothing but natural! They are made of salt, different flavorings, acidifiers and salt, which in the end is greasy and bad for your health.

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15. Bacon slices

Bacon as we know it in supermarkets is not the same as it is naturally when it is taken from the pig. Actually, these thin slices are usually produced in factories and made of soy flour and different yeasts… In short, if you want real bacon, go to a butcher.

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16. Blueberry muffins

A lot of people are fond of these delicious pastries. However, they do not contain a lot of blueberries. The fruit might even be faked! The recipe is simple: dextrose, palm oil, flour, citric acid, cellulose resin, artificial flavors and food coloring. It’s probably best to buy them in a real bakery!

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17. Ice cream

We all love ice cream. The problem is that the one we can find in supermarkets contain only 10% fat milk and a lot of corn syrup, whey and glucose syrup. We are far from the handmade traditional ice-cream that is usually displayed in ads.

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18. Jelly

Its visual aspect is a big clue of its industrial composition! In fact, jelly is made of fruit juice, gelatin, but also a lot of food coloring. For the story, it is said that the first jelly ever made was of pineapple.

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19. Popcorn butter

Do you picture this butter the coats your popcorn at the cinema? You thought you were eating salted butter? Actually, it is a combination of hydrogenated soy oils, aromas, artificial flavors and preservatives.

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20. Turkey ham

The turkey ham we find in supermarkets isn’t much natural. To verify this information, you don’t need to investigate too hard. Just have a look at the butcher: you won’t find any turkey ham there.

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21. Breakfast cereals

Who doesn’t love to start the day with a bowl of breakfast cereals? Despite the nutritional promises claimed in ads, they are full of food coloring, preservatives and additives. Even worse, they can sometimes be over sweetened or over salted.

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22. Yogurts

This might surprise you, but yogurts are far from being traditionally prepared with fresh milk nowadays. On the contrary, they are saturated with sugar, emulsifiers, food coloring and stabilizers.

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23. Sodas

Soda is at the origin of a lot of serious diseases: obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis… This is not surprising: it’s composition is a real time bomb, with food coloring, additives and a an excessive quantity of sugar.

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24. Chewing-gum

If some people believe it is good to chew gum to get rid of stress, or simply to have a fresh breath, it is important to be aware of its bad sides. Indeed, the gum that is used to make it comes with a lot of chemical components such as lithium or BHA antioxidant…

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25. Canned tuna

Adding some crumbled tuna in a salad can be tempting. However, when you taste it, you can notice its strong taste of sugar. And we all know that sugar is not naturally contained in tuna…

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26. Tarama

Tarama is a mediterranean speciality made from spawns and it is delicious spread on grilled toasts. However, the tarama that can be found in supermarkets nowadays is overloaded with surprising ingredients such as food coloring, emulsifiers or thickeners.

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27. Mayonnaise

Everybody likes mayonnaise! Yet, the one you find in supermarkets contains substances such as potassium sulfite, food colorings or preservatives… It’s definitely not just oil et eggs, so it might be better to make it at home.

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28. Rabbit terrine

Rabbit terrine contains only 23% of rabbit meat! The rest you can find in it is mainly pork throat, food colorings or glucose syrup…

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29. Pork ham

Real ham comes from the pork’s tight. Unfortunately, it has now become a big bloc of ordinary meat to which are added stabilizers, flavor enhancers and glucose syrup.

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30. Soy sauce

A proper soy sauce can be made with only three ingredients: salt, water and soy. Nowadays, it is highly concentrated in starch, which gives a stronger acidity to the product.

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31. Chocolate power

Kids love chocolate powder for their after-school snack. If cocoa is naturally sour, you might wonder why chocolate powder is so sweet. The reason is simple: there is more sugar than cocoa inside!

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32. Beef ravioli

Beef ravioli are supposed to be made with beef. Yet, this dish usually also contains sugar, additives and other chemical products. The tomato sauce is also made with chemical products…

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33. Chili con carne

Chili con carne is a Mexican food ragout. However, you will find it less appetizing when you will know it is prepared industrially with silica, in other words sand…

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34. Salted biscuits

Very often, we have a few salted biscuits with our drinks. These biscuits contain a lot of additives like starch, ascorbic acid or artificial flavors, and of course, a huge amount of salt.

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35. Powdered milk

Powdered milk is reconstituted milk. In it, you can find various ingredients such as thickeners, taurine, trisodium citrate, palm oil and of course, cow’s milk.

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36. Instant noodles

Instant noodles are dehydrated pasta that can seem savory. However, they are full of additives such as stabilizers, flavor enhancers or artificial antioxidants…

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37. Canned tomatoes

You should definitely avoid canned tomatoes. Actually, the tomatoes they contained are of course not fresh but they also contain Bisphenol A, a chemical product that has be recognized as carcinogenic.

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38. Cereal bars

Cereal bars are renowned for being healthy food. Indeed, they contain almonds, oat, and honey. Yet, their taste is often enhanced with fat acids, sodium or corn syrup.

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39. Pickles

Pickles can be attractive with their green color inside these little jars and you might want to put some in your salads. But they usually loose all their taste because of the quantity of added salt and sugar.

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40. Donuts

Who can resist a donut, this savory pastry melting in your mouth… Nevertheless, they are full of grease and artificial flavors as they have been dipped in hydrogenated oil.

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41. Whole wheat bread

The whole wheat bred you can find in the bread section of your supermarket is made of no less than 11 ingredients, while a traditional whole wheat bread should only be made of flour, salt, yeast and water.

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42. Ready meals

When you don’t have time to cook, ready meals can be really practical. Yet, they usually only contain 40% of the ingredients named on the packaging. In the end, their main components are chemical additives, by-product from oil or palm oil…

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43. Flour

Flour is as white as snow. This color, however, comes from wheat refining, which makes it loose all of its nutritive properties such as vitamines, calcium o iron.

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