Industrialization, Taste, and Their Discontents

Bentley, Amy

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“…As a result of the social upheavals of the 1960s and the public's growing lack of confidence in government institutions, there was increasing public awareness and media scrutiny of the food industry, including infant foods (21). This included hearings regarding the food industry held in the summer of 1969 by the US Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, chaired by South Dakota senator, George McGovern.…”

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“…In 1975, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and Citizens’ Committee on Infant Nutrition requested that baby food companies remove sugar, salt, and modified starches from their products. The report noted that modified food starches comprised up to as much as one‐fourth of the total solids in some products (21). By 1986, infant foods had been considerably improved by decreasing the amounts of modified starches, as documented in a Gerber‐published survey of 637 US infants from ages 2 to 12 months.…”

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“…Of the 637 infants, 180 consumed baby food containing modified starch, averaging 3.6 g/day, 14 kcal/day, or about 1.8% of average daily caloric intake. Be that as it may, in 1996, Gerber eliminated added sugar, salt, and modified starches from most of its products (21).…”

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“…From a private collection of the author. and prepared strained foods that contained, not only significant amounts of modified starches but also added amounts of salt and sugar (21). The report concluded that infants are ''acclimated'' to the ''canned food taste'' and other industrial tastes almost from the time of birth.…”

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Use of Starch and Modified Starches in Infant Feeding

Greer

2018

J. pediatr. gastroenterol. nutr.

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There is a long history of the use of starch in infant feeding. Proprietary infant foods (1867-1920) contained added starch from either cereal grains or malted carbohydrates. When evaporated milk became available in the 1920s, the use of proprietary foods fell out of favor. Evaporated milk formulas were a mixture of milk, water, and modified starch or milk sugar (lactose). By the late 1920s, however, corn syrup became the most common modified starch added to evaporated milk formulas as it was widely available, inexpensive, and readily accepted. The ongoing development of the modern calorie-based infant formula, made from non-fat cow's milk, lactose, oleo and vegetable oils, largely replaced the evaporated milk formulas in the 1960s. On the other hand, after 1940, added starch and modified starch became increasingly important in the production of pureed fruits and vegetables. Not surprisingly, this included their use in the modern "industrialized" food for use in infants, including their use in a proliferation of grain based fortified infant cereals. This coincided with the increasing production largely due to the earlier introduction of complementary foods, commonly before 3 months of age by 1958. After 1969, the increasing public awareness and media scrutiny of infant foods lead to a growing criticism of the use of modified starches. Even though the National Research Council and the American Academy of Pediatrics concluded that modified starches were safe for use, continued public pressure led to their removal from most infant foods in the 1990s. This paralleled the natural food and organic food movements in the United States. Though modified starches are still used in infant dinners of mixed foods today, their use has been minimized and this issue is not currently of significant concern to the public.

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Greer

2018

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“…6 It can tell people how to behave right alongside telling them how to eat. 7 It can fuel empire. 8 And it works in tandem with capitalism, enriching the few while holding the many in a state of want, impotence and defencelessness.…”

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Introduction: Food and Sovereignty

Deutsch¹,

Gengenbach²,

Herbert³

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Gender & History

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Prevalence, variety, and iron and zinc content of commercial infant and toddler foods sold in the United States that contain meat

Moding,

Lawless,

Forestell

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Iron and zinc are important nutrients during infancy, particularly for infants exclusively fed human milk at the beginning of complementary feeding (CF) from 6–12 months. The 1st Foods Study examined the ingredients and nutrient contents of commercially-available infant and toddler foods (ITFs) that were sold in the US and contained meat. Company websites (n = 22) were used to create a database of commercial ITFs (n = 165) available for purchase in the US and contained at least one meat (e.g., beef, chicken, pork). Single ingredient and ready-to-serve meals (for ages ≤ 9 months) and ready-to-serve meals (for ages 10+ months) were categorized as infant and toddler products, respectively. For each product, the ingredient list, intended age/stage, serving size (g), energy (kcal), protein (g), iron (mg), and zinc (mg) per serving were recorded from product labels. Nutrient amount/100 g was calculated for each product and medians and inter-quartile ranges were calculated and compared (1) by intended age/stage of the product and (2) according to meat type. In general, toddler products contained more iron than infant products. Within infant products (n = 65), more iron was found in products containing beef relative to products with other meats, which were similar in iron content. Within toddler products (n = 38), more iron was found in products containing seafood, followed by beef, turkey, and pork. Slightly less iron was found in products with chicken. Zinc content was infrequently reported (n = 17 total products). Because many of the products assessed contained low amounts of iron and zinc, meeting the current infant and toddler requirements for iron and zinc during the CF period may be challenging if commercial ITFs containing meat are the primary source of these nutrients.

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Industrialization, Taste, and Their Discontents

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Use of Starch and Modified Starches in Infant Feeding

Use of Starch and Modified Starches in Infant Feeding

Introduction: Food and Sovereignty

Prevalence, variety, and iron and zinc content of commercial infant and toddler foods sold in the United States that contain meat

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