Clean label wants to clean up our food
返璞歸真 純淨食物標示 讓食物回到純淨的原點
High-fructose corn syrup. Artificial flavors and colors. What do these things have in common? They are found in many processed foods. But the clean label movement wants to kick them out of your grocery store! Clean label is a consumer-powered movement that promotes food made with simple, natural ingredients. Removing artificial ingredients can protect consumers from various health problems. High-fructose corn syrup, for example, can cause people to gain a lot of weight. And some studies say artificial food colors can increase attention problems in children.
But finding replacements for artificial ingredients is not easy. When one food company tried to change an ingredient in its salad dressing recipe, it led to big problems. The ingredient switch changed the color and the quality of the product. Changes like that can cause companies to lose business. Customers expect a certain taste and look of a product and complain when they don't get it.
Companies are working hard to provide natural substitutes for artificial products. But when it comes to issues like food preservation, going all-natural isn't as easy it sounds.
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soft drink / coke / pop
Hello, everyone. And welcome to Info Cloud. Anne Marie, I have a question for you. The other day my friend and I were ordering soft drinks at a restaurant, and he called it something other than soda. What's that all about?
Oh. Well, where I'm from in the Midwest, most people call fizzy drinks "pop," like the sound the little bubbles make. Pop is actually short for soda pop.
Yes, pop. That's the word he used. I've also heard that Southerners in the U.S. refer to all carbonated drinks as Coke. So why do some Americans use different words for soft drinks?
It's regional, that is, it depends on where you're from. Are you ready for a history lesson? Let's hear it.
So, the Coca Cola Company originated in the South in the late 1800s. That would explain my people in the South call all carbonated drinks Coke. Sometimes I get confused when I hear people call it that.
I see. Well, how about soda? The first soda fountains were introduced in the state of Connecticut. So that's why most Americans who live on the East Coast call it soda.
Seems confusing to me. But don't worry. Whether you choose to use pop or soda, we'll know what you mean.
很多人都喜歡喝汽水，今天就跟大家介紹幾個形容汽水的名稱，第一個就是 soft drink。soft 有柔軟、舒服的涵義，soft drink 就用來形容喝起來口感很棒的汽水。另外一個名稱是 soda，也就是蘇打，蘇打其實就是一種汽水。在19世紀末，Coca Cola 或是 Coke 可口可樂在美國南方開始生產，美國南方人就稱呼所有類型的汽水為Coke。最後一個亞洲人比較少聽到的是 soda pop 或是簡稱 pop，pop 有爆裂的涵義，跟汽水裡面的氣泡聲有點像，所以汽水也可稱為 pop。
Language Lab
artificial adj. 人工的、人造的
not natural or real : made, produced, or done to seem like something natural
- Christine doesn’t want her children to be eating snacks with artificial colors.
Christine 不希望她的孩子們吃含有人工色素的點心。
- If you want to have artificial grass in your backyard, it will cost you a lot of money.
如果你想要在後院鋪人工草皮，你就得花很多錢。
artificial adj. 做作的、很假的
not happening or existing naturally : created or caused by people
- Donna bought some silk flowers for her living room, but I think they look so artificial. Donna 買了一些人造花來佈置客廳，但是我認為花看起來太假了。
- The singer greeted her audience, but her smile was so artificial.
女歌手向觀眾們打招呼，但是她的笑容很做作。
label n. 標籤
a piece of paper, cloth, or similar material that is attached to something to identify or describe it
- I’m trying to read the list of ingredients on the food label, but the print is so small.
我想要看食品標籤上所寫的成分有哪些，但是字體很小。
- According to the label, you should only wash this shirt in cold water.
根據標籤上面所寫的，這件襯衫只能用冷水洗。
label v. 貼標籤、註明
to put a word or name on something to describe or identify it : to attach a label to (something)
- A package has arrived at the company, but since it was not properly labeled, no one knew which department to send it to.
有一個包裹被送到公司，但因為上面沒有標寫清楚，沒有人知道包裹是要送到哪一個部門。
label v. 給人貼標籤
to name or describe (someone or something) in a specified way : to give a label to (someone or something)
- I don’t want to get involved in other people’s business and be labeled as a “snitch.”
我不想管別人的閒事，然後被貼標籤，成為一個告密者。
substitute n. 代替、代替品 v. 代替
a person or thing that takes the place of someone or something else
- To make this cake, you must use butter, do not use any substitute!
要做這種蛋糕，就一定要用牛油，不能用其它替代品。
- If you do not have any bacon, you can use ham as a substitute.
如果沒有培根的話，可以用火腿來代替。
substitute v. 代替
to put or use (someone or something) in place of someone or something else
- Who is going to substitute for Nikki while she is away on vacation?
當Nikki 去度假時，會由誰代替她呢?
- Since I ran out of blue food coloring, I will use blueberry juice as a substitute.
既然沒有藍色的食品色素，我會用藍莓汁來代替。
preservation n. 保存
the act of using a particular treatment on a food so that it can be eaten in the future
- In the old days, salt was used for food preservation.
古時候會用鹽巴來保存食物。
preservation n. 保護、維護
the act of keeping something in its original state or in good condition — often + of
- We will form a special committee to focus on the historic site’s preservation work.
我們會組成一個特別的委員會，來從事這個古蹟的維護工作。
preservationist n. 維護 (古蹟、文物、環保方面的)工作的人
someone who works to preserve something (such as a building or an area of land)
- The environmental preservationists are trying to raise more money for the work they’re doing in the forest.
環境保護者為了他們在森林裡的環保工作在募款。
preserve v. 維護、保護、保存
to keep (something) in its original state or in good condition
- This house is one of the last ones built from that historic period, and it is important for us to preserve it!
這棟房屋是那個時代所建僅存的幾棟房屋之一，我們必須維護它。
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