Hershey's Cookies And Cream Candy Essay

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Hershey’s Cookies & Cream Candy Bar
My favorite child hood snack was Hershey’s Cookies and cream white chocolate candy bar. I couldn’t get enough of them when I was younger. So I was thrilled with this assignment to see what ingredients this delicious candy contains. The five interesting ingredients I found in this candy bar is Vegetable Oil, Cocoa Butter, Folic Acid, Shea, and Corn Syrup. Let’s start with the first ingredient Vegetable oil. According to (Thankyourbody.com) Vegetable oil is an oil that is extracted from various seeds. The most common is “rapeseed” which is also known as “canola oil’, This oil is extracted in a very “un natural” way. Also containing large Amounts of Omega-6. It also contains very large amounts of biologically …show more content…

Sounds healthy right? As we know Cocoa butter is known to be used for so many things for your skin to make it healthier. And if you have any scars or stretch marks from pregnancy its known to reduce the apperance of your scars. So you would think its healthy for you right? Well lets start by how its made. According to wikipedia.com Cocoa butter comes from cocoa beans. They ferment the beans then roast and separate the hulls. And about 54-58% of the residue is Cocoa Butter. Then chocolate liquor is added to press and separate the Cocoa butter from the Cocoa solids. So doesn’t sound to bad right?Well youll be surprised to hear the side effects like I was. According to livestrong.com.Cocoa Butter is high in fat and often combined with lots of sugar in chocolate contributing to obesity when ingested. And according to The Physicians desk top refrence.Cocoa butter can cause swollen skin,hives, itchhing and skin rashes and acne. It also can effect your Cholesterol, heart and respiratory problems.Because its considered a Saturated fat that contains “LDL” which is bad chlesterol also containeing caffine and can also cause insominia, headachses, constipiation, digestive problems, colic in infants, chest pain and diificulty breathing according to “PDR.” So just with Cocoa Butter alone you can contribute to obesity, diabetes, swollen skin. Hives. Rashes, acne, respiratory problems,colic ininfants, chest pains and difficut in …show more content…

How is Folic Acid made? Folic acid is a man made synthectic form of folate according to medineplus.gov/ency/article/00248.htm. Folic is a Vitamin B that naturaully occurs in many other foods. Folic acid is a water- souluble which means its able to disolve in water and any leftover amounts of Folic Acid left in the body exits the body through your urine. What are the side effects of Folic Acid? According to webmd.com Folic acid is actually mostly safe and is used for many good benefits for the body such as anemia,pregenant woman take it also to help prevent miscarriages. Its taken to prevent numerous disesase such as colon and cervical cancer, heart disesease along with strokes. Its used for the Alheziner Disesse for Memory loss its helps prevent aging eye disease known as macular degeneration. Reduces the signs the of weak bones knwn as the osteoporsis disesase found mainly in a lot of woman.Helps sleep problems,depression, and even with aids. Some even use it for their gums to help gum infections. But if consume to much folic acid the side effects can cause abdominal cramps, diarrhea,skin rashes, sleep disoreders,confusion, irritability,nausea,stomach aches, upset changes in behavior,seizures, gas, and

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