Why Synthetic Food Is Very Dangerous

An estimated 99% of the components making up real whole foods are a complete mystery, so how can they be replicated in a lab?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• An estimated 99% of the components making up whole food are a complete mystery. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference details 188 nutritional components of food, including 38 flavonoids, yet scientists estimate there are more than 26,000 different biochemicals in our food

• We know even less…