7 Most Common FAKE Foods You Eat Everyday
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Ritika Handoo
May 27, 2025
Coffee substitutes are beverages that resemble coffee but aren't made from coffee beans, such as those made from roasted grains or chicory.
Never miss out on reading the labels though. Manufacturers can add additives, sweeteners or corn syrup as a substitute of real fruit.
Fake honey is usually adulterated with ingredients like corn syrup, glucose, or artificial sweeteners.
The powdered form can be identified through visual inspection, smelling, tasting, and even simple water tests.
Delish.com quoted Larry Olmsted's book titled 'Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It' and listed these foods that are probably fake. The Extra-virgin olive oil available in the market are often replaced with the not-so-real substitutes
The book cites a 2016 FDA study that found that products marked in the US as "100 precent Parmesan" are often cut with cheaper cheese or even wood pulp.
Larry Olmsted pointed out to a study done by nonprofit marine conservation group Oceana, which took samples from New York sushi restaurants and found that 100 percent of them served fake fish. Read Next Story
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