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On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:06:19 -0800, The Other Guy
> wrote:

>On Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:04:59 +0000, bigwheel
> wrote:
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>>
>>'jmcquown
>>Heh. In the 1980's I bought some Oroweat hamburger buns, figuring okay,
>>whole wheat, gotta be better! Higher in fiber and all that. Too bad I
>>didn't read the ingredients before I got the package home. That extra
>>fiber was wood pulp.



>
>On their website, here's the ingredients for hamburger buns and their
>English muffins, and NO mention of wood pulp, and I SERIOUSLY DOUBT
>that that was EVER an ingredient in any of their products!!
>
>(hamburger buns)
>100% Whole Wheat: Ingredients


Why would you doubt it? She said it was in the 80's and that was
about the time that fiber (wood pulp) was being used by many bakeries
in their products. Trends come and go with that sort of thing.

Not just bread. Look at some of the items listed here
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11012...d-so-good.html


Is it really bad for you? These people think so.
http://www.naturalhealth365.com/food...wood-pulp.html