acidity regulators

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	The material world: Stacks of dollars ; ...coats came up with the Pringle. To make Pringles, potatoes are boiled, mashed, dehydrated into flakes, then rehydrated. Acidity regulators, flavour enhancers and so on are added. The dough is rolled out thinly, stamped into circles, and laid individually over... Read more

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