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Stefan Gates on E Numbers is a myth-busting celebration of E s the additives and preservatives that make up Britain s most feared ingredients. Most of the food we eat has them yet we are hugely suspicious of them and believe that they cause everything from twitchy eyelids to colon cancer. In this book Stefan discusses just how bad our food would taste, how wrong it would look and how potentially lethal it would be if we didn t have E numbers. You may not realize that many of the finest foods on the planet (including caviar, fine hams and wines) rely on E s. And if you think nature is good and Es are bad, you d be wrong: the natural world is awash with dangerous toxins (apples contain cyanide, potatoes contain toxic solanine), yet E number substances make up 99.99% of every breath you take. Stefan analyzes all 319 Es approved for use in food and also talks about labelling issues (how to understand them), how much you can safely eat and what, if anything, is wrong with cheap food. He also investigates the scare stories, allergies and potential downsides of the multi-billion pound food industry.
If you don t like Es you don t have to eat them but you should make that choice based on facs not fear. Without E numbers we would not have supermarkets. Without this book you cannot make an informed decision about what you are buying and eating.
If you don t like Es you don t have to eat them but you should make that choice based on facs not fear. Without E numbers we would not have supermarkets. Without this book you cannot make an informed decision about what you are buying and eating.
About the Author
Stefan Gates is a food adventurer and award-winning writer and broadcaster. He presents E Numbers: An Edible Adventure on BBC2 and wrote and presented the highly acclaimed 'Cooking in the Danger Zone' (BBC2), 'Feasts' (BBC4), 'Full On Food' (BBC2) and the children s series 'Gastronuts' (BBC1 and CBBC) and is a regular panellist and guest on numerous radio and TV shows. He s been nominated for three Guild of Food Writers awards, and Gastronaut won the Gourmand World Cookbook award for best food literature book. When he s not eating and travelling he spends his time exploring the history, science, drama, religion and symbolism of the food that we eat. He lives in London with his long-suffering wife and his two daughters, who have very odd taste in food indeed.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At last a book about E numbers which doesn't try to frighten people. Instead the author presents a cool headed essay about additives in food.
Being a food scientist, I already know about food additives but it was refreshing to read an account of additives without the usual hysteria associated with this subject.
Extremely useful in that it has a list of all the additives allowed to be used by EU law.
If you want a balanced view of what additives are, how and why they are used, and what harm may result in their overuse, then this will enlighten you.
Being a food scientist, I already know about food additives but it was refreshing to read an account of additives without the usual hysteria associated with this subject.
Extremely useful in that it has a list of all the additives allowed to be used by EU law.
If you want a balanced view of what additives are, how and why they are used, and what harm may result in their overuse, then this will enlighten you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Food for thought? This book will challenge all of your pre-conceived ideas about food additives.
Written from the perspective of a sceptical food consumer, Stefan seeks the advice and insight of Professors, Food Scientists, Molecular biologists, GP's and a whole host of experts on the subject of E numbers. Stefan encourages the reader to be open-minded and leave our pre-conceptions at the door and to have perspective on the food challenges that face us in the 21st Century. Most importantly, he asks us to put a bit of effort into understanding the facts on the subject rather than yield to the media mantra that E numbers are going to poison you. The result is an interesting, well-balanced and down to earth book that brilliantly challenges the widely held view that all E numbers are bad for us and that we should avoid them at all cost. Drawing many parallels and comparisons with 'natural' foods and additives and even those found in our own bodies, it introduces a new perspective to food additives. Stating the facts not the fiction it certainly doesn't let the food industry, media nutritionists or sceptics off the hook either, but tells it like it is. It also includes an excellent directory of all of the E numbers, their uses and where you might find them, making it a great reference book too. A must read for anyone interested in food.
Written from the perspective of a sceptical food consumer, Stefan seeks the advice and insight of Professors, Food Scientists, Molecular biologists, GP's and a whole host of experts on the subject of E numbers. Stefan encourages the reader to be open-minded and leave our pre-conceptions at the door and to have perspective on the food challenges that face us in the 21st Century. Most importantly, he asks us to put a bit of effort into understanding the facts on the subject rather than yield to the media mantra that E numbers are going to poison you. The result is an interesting, well-balanced and down to earth book that brilliantly challenges the widely held view that all E numbers are bad for us and that we should avoid them at all cost. Drawing many parallels and comparisons with 'natural' foods and additives and even those found in our own bodies, it introduces a new perspective to food additives. Stating the facts not the fiction it certainly doesn't let the food industry, media nutritionists or sceptics off the hook either, but tells it like it is. It also includes an excellent directory of all of the E numbers, their uses and where you might find them, making it a great reference book too. A must read for anyone interested in food.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For my money, Stefan Gates is England's most entertaining food writer, North London's Jefferey Steingarten.
In this book he lifts the lid on the world of E-Numbers, leaving no stone unturned in his quest for gastronomic truth.
The book is a thought provoking riot, and Gates is prepared to go to any lengths to prove a point, whether it's undergoing liposuction to find out what E-numbers lurk in his own body fat, or eating plates and plates of processed food.
The book is thought provoking, insightful and a challenge to foodies everywhere that E-numbers aren't the devil.
most of all it's thoroughly entertaining and, I hope, the first in many "Stefan Gates on... books"
In this book he lifts the lid on the world of E-Numbers, leaving no stone unturned in his quest for gastronomic truth.
The book is a thought provoking riot, and Gates is prepared to go to any lengths to prove a point, whether it's undergoing liposuction to find out what E-numbers lurk in his own body fat, or eating plates and plates of processed food.
The book is thought provoking, insightful and a challenge to foodies everywhere that E-numbers aren't the devil.
most of all it's thoroughly entertaining and, I hope, the first in many "Stefan Gates on... books"
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Clearly not the book I was after!
I bought this book by mistake because I came across it in a bookshop while in Britain. If I had read the back cover, which I didn't have the time to do, I wouldn't have bought it:... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Francisca
Science?
Stefan Gates has a degree in ENGLISH. He should stick to his expert area and not get involved in scientific issues. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Eva
Classic Gates
Informative, at times shocking and above all else - entertaining. This is another classic Stefan Gates exploration into the weird and wonderful world of food.
Published 21 months ago by J Hibbitt
Genius
Entertaining. Informative. Thoroughly researched. An original idea well executed. Bought a copy for myself and several more for mates.
Get it.
Get it.
Published on 30 April 2010 by E. Thomson
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