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Chemicals Being Hidden in Food Under 'Artificial Flavors' Label

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Have you picked up a can of soup lately and noticed that the sodium levels are lower? Seen a label that said, "No MSG"? How about realizing that there is less sugar on the label of your favorite ice cream? Believe it or not, this is cause for concern.
A relatively young company, Senomyx, may be responsible for the sodium and sugar levels falling in your favorite grocery store item. Senomyx has contracted with Kraft, Nestle, Coca Cola, Campbell Soup to put a chemical in foods that masks bitter flavors by turning off bitter flavor receptors on the tongue and enhancing salty and sweet flavors. This would allow the companies to tout claims such as "less sugar" or "lower sodium" by reducing the actual sugar and/or salt by approximately half.

(and they don't have to tell you it's there)

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