10 Odd Secret Ingredients in Popular Foods

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SAND

One of America’s top fast-food places is Wendy’s. Furthermore, what makes it so popular is that it is the only one to offer chili (and a great chili they do have!). Whether on its own or if you use it to top off your potato, I’m sure the last thing that would be going through your mind is that you are eating sand!

The name of the actual material is called silicon dioxide, AKA silica, and it is used to prevent your chili from becoming one big clumpy mess. Even though it is a different grade from the silica used to make glass or concrete, it’s all pretty much matching the sand at the beach.

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