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This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth?

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Exploring the strange-sounding ingredients of processed foods, science writer and former Wired columnist Patrick Di Justo pondered questions such as this: "If I Can't Believe It's Not Butter isn't butter, what is it?" His efforts to know the answer to that question and many others resulted in an interesting and humorous book: “This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth?: From Eggnog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of What's Inside Everyday Products.”