10 Fake Foods That You Will NEVER Eat Again

author avatar Dr. Eric Berg 08/31/2023

After you see this, you’ll never want to eat these fake foods again. #1 is fake steak!

0:00 Introduction: Fake foods to avoid 

0:10 #1 Fake steak 

1:07 #2 Parmesan cheese 

2:08 #3 Crab sticks (imitation crab)

3:06 #4 Fake tuna 

4:00 #5 Extra virgin olive oil 

5:10 #6 Maple syrup 

5:45 #7 Truffle oil 

6:05 #8 Powdered instant coffee 

6:45 #9 Wasabi 

7:43 #10 Commercial guacamole 

8:19 Check out my video on olive oil!

Fake foods to avoid: 

1. Fake steak 

• It contains meat glue.

• There is an increased risk of harmful bacteria.

• They don’t disclose the process of how they make the meat glue.

2. Parmesan cheese 

• It’s usually a mixture of cheap cheeses, cellulose, and a mold inhibitor.

• Fake versions of Parmesan cheese are 4 to 20% cellulose, which is made from wood pulp.

3. Crab sticks (imitation crab)

• Crab sticks are a mix of random fish leftovers with starch, MSG, crab flavoring, protein (not from good sources), different sugars, harmful oils, preservatives, and coloring.  

4. Fake tuna 

• These products often contain a different type of fish that is toxic. 

5. Extra virgin olive oil 

• Fake versions are bland and lack antioxidants and phytonutrients. 

• Fake versions can contain other harmful oils. 

6. Maple syrup 

• Fake versions are made from different sugars with maple syrup flavoring, artificial colorings, high fructose corn syrup, and preservatives. 

7. Truffle oil 

• Fake versions contain a flavoring molecule to flavor other materials and do not contain truffles. 

8. Powdered instant coffee 

• It contains cereal, caramel, starch, malt, and figs.

• It also contains a chemical that is potentially very harmful. 

9. Wasabi

• The majority of wasabi sold is a mixture of horseradish, hot mustard, and green dye. 

10. Commercial guacamole 

• These products often contain skim milk, vegetable oil, water, emulsified egg yolks, different gums and gels, isolated soy protein, and food dye. 

• Some of these products only contain 2% avocado. 

Fraud Olive Oil: ▶️ https://youtu.be/7TwBxHZDAhg

Fake Wasabi: ▶️ https://youtu.be/GF3ASwOUS1U

DATA:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/you-eating-fake-steak-customers-5856558

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55341d70e4b09e3f06193a4d/t/56ce77eff8baf3fe56c882f0/1457022854924/National_Seafood_Fraud_Testing_Results_FINAL+OCEANA.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139846/

https://www.tastingtable.com/693090/truffle-oil-fake-no-truffles-priceonomics/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/15/why-the-wasabi-sushi-restaurants-serve-is-almost-never-actual-wasabi/

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