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5 Indigestible Gum Ingredients Used in Processed Foods

It can seem laughable in today’s world when a food manufacturer advertises his product as ‘Real Food.’ The truth is that more and more of the grocery items we used to take for granted as being real food are no longer so real. One of the latest of many examples of this is the substitution of indigestible gums for the healthy fats people have counted on for eons.
Why would a manufacturer deliberately add indigestible gum to food?
Three reasons: