• Sugar alcoholsSweet like sugar, but the body cannot really use it
• Blood sugarHow much sugar is floating in your blood
• InsulinThe hormone that lets blood sugar into your cells
• Amino acidsThe pieces protein is built from
• Fatty acidsThe long chains fat is built from
• Saturated fatFat that sets at room temperature. Too much and cholesterol rises
• FiberPlant matter that passes undigested down to the gut
• MetabolismHow the body breaks substances down or changes them
• Carcinogen classificationA grade for how certain the evidence is, not how dangerous it is
• NitrosaminesA suspected carcinogen formed when meat meets preservatives
• 4-methylimidazoleA by-product formed when brown coloring is made
• BotulinumA deadly food-poisoning bacterium that grows without oxygen
• ParabensA family of preservatives that stop mold
• CelluloseThe fiber that makes up a plant's frame. People cannot digest it
• PolysaccharidesA big lump of sugars strung together in a long chain
• EmulsifyMaking water and oil, which don't mix, mix