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Discover the key ingredients of Oreo cookies, including high fructose corn syrup and wheat flour, and explore substitutes for these ingredients. Learn about the harmful effects of high fructose corn syrup and how to mitigate them, as well as alternatives to wheat flour. Create delicious Oreo cookies using healthier options.
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Key ingredient of Oreo cookies • Base cake dough • High fructose corn syrup • Dutch cocoa (processed with alkali) • Pure chocolate liquor • Wheat flour • Niacin • Reduced iron • Thiamin mononitrate [vitamin B1] • Riboflavin [vitamin B2] • Folic acid • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil • Baking soda • Cornstarch • Salt • Soy lecithin (emulsifier) • Vanillin - an artificial flavor
Substitutes for High fructose corn syrup • High fructose corn syrup • Contains 55 percent sucrose, which requires insulin to metabolize. • It has very high glycemic index
Substitutes for wheat flour • Wheat flour • Powdery substance derived by grinding or mashing the whole wheat grain • White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxanSource
Mitigation - High fructose corn syrup • High fructose corn syrup • Increased consumption of high-fructose corn syrup resulting in depletion of chromium in the body, which is important in helping glucose pass from the bloodstream into the cells
Mitigation – Wheat flour • Wheat flour • Ingredients can be combined with regular wheat four mitigating its adverse effects by lowering glycemic index and slowing digestion