• Pomegranate juice: Some labeled "100% pomegranate juice" may contain other fruit juices or sugar water.
• Olive oil: May be diluted with less-expensive vegetable oils.
• Spices: Powdered spices like saffron, turmeric and chili powder may be diluted or replaced with less-expensive spices or fillers.
• White tuna: The "white tuna" on your sushi menu may actually be less-expensive escolar fish, which has a high content of waxy esters that can contribute to food poisoning.
• Lemon juice, other fruit juices and jams: Foreign manufacturers sometimes sneak clouding agents into these to make them look fresh-squeezed.
• Honey and maple syrup: High fructose corn syrup or other sugars might be snuck in to enhance sweetness.
• Coffee: Fillers can be added to ground coffees to increase their volume.
• Tea: Some inspection of loose tea has turned up grass cuttings and other plant fillers.
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