It is no huge secret that food products sold in different countries have slightly different ingredients used in making them. However, we tend to forget this fact in our daily lives, and this usually becomes apparent to us only when we go abroad.
This difference in product ingredients is most notable when going to the UK from the US or vice versa. It is shocking when you sit down and compare some of the products from the two countries. That’s precisely what American author and food industry critic Vani Hari, better known as Food Babe, did.
If you live in the United States, then the fries you order at McDonald’s might have more than natural vegetable oil and salt used in the cooking process. The Quaker instant oatmeal you make for breakfast, though, is also much, much healthier in the United Kingdom. When considered broadly, quite a few food products have healthier UK alternatives. That brings into focus the question of whether the extra ingredients are having an effect on Americans and what it may be.
Kacey Birch shared Food Babe’s comparison pictures online, and the post went viral, getting over 8,500 likes, 6,200 comments, and 128,000 shares.
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