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#403: What's REALLY In Your Food? | Dark Secrets of Ultra-Pasteurized Milk, Natural Flavors & Microplastics EXPOSED With Ben Katz
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Today, I'm joined by Ben Katz—better known online as Mr. Mass Spec —an academic analytical chemist from UC Irvine whose mission is to uncover what's really in our everyday foods, drinks, and products. Ben reverse engineers everything from Taco Bell meat to Doritos, and sometimes even entire industries, using cutting-edge mass spectrometry. His curiosity and expertise have made him a go-to source for those wanting to know what's hiding behind vague ingredient labels and "natural flavors." Episode Timestamps: Welcome and podcast introduction ... 00:00:00 What is mass spectrometry? ... 00:05:00 Viral "what's in it?" projects and public interest ... 00:07:27 Synthetic vs. plant-derived nicotine…