What are some amazing facts about food?

1. [white chocolate is not chocolate]

Don't be fooled by the white chocolate name. Does not contain chocolate. It's actually just a mixture of sugar, milk, vanilla, lecithin, and cocoa butter.

2. [Nutmeg is a hallucinogen]

If you take a lot of nutmeg, it works like a psychedelic because it contains a natural compound called "myxorubicin." If taken in large doses, it can have a mind-altering effect. It is also poisonous in large doses.

3. [there is no difference between the surface wax of fruit candies and that of the car]

The shine of the fruit candy comes from Brazilian palm wax, which is actually the same type of wax used on cars. I don't know what you think of this!

4. [Ketchup was once used as medicine]

As early as 1800, people believed that tomatoes had medicinal value. Doctors at the time claimed that ketchup could treat diarrhea and indigestion, which is why it was once used as a pill.

5. [cookies are more harmful to teeth than sugar]

Acid is the main cause of cavities, not sugar! Cookies tend to stick to the teeth and eventually find themselves a hotbed of bacteria.

6. [You can drink more wine at the bar, not because it's good, but because the music is loud.]

Studies have shown that the volume of music can change people's drinking habits. Loud music seems to make people drink faster and faster.

7. [the validity period of bottled water has nothing to do with water]

Water doesn't expire, but bottles do. Plastic bottles will leach chemical particles into the water over time. Although it will not make the water harmful, it will reduce the freshness of the water.

8. [honey is actually the vomit of bees]

When bees collect nectar, they take in nectar and store it in their stomachs. 
Once back in the hive, the nectar is regurgitated back into the hive.

9. [sweet drinks can cause dementia] tend

Studies have shown that people who drink one or more artificially sweetened beverages a day are three times more likely to develop dementia than others.