9 Disgusting Things You Didn’t Know You’ve Been Eating Your Whole Life

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Listed under “ingredients” as: Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)

How to consume it: Chicken nuggets

TBHQ is not just gross; it can be highly dangerous, too. The synthetically-created preservative is used in everything from bubble gum to nail polish to cheese crackers. Unfortunately, the stuff is so toxic that just one gram of it could make you ill.