Results: Would You Like Some Wood with Your Cheese?
1.
1.
Do you buy Parmsesan cheese? Yes
74%
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1273 votes
No
20%
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337 votes
Undecided
2%
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41 votes
Not Applicable
4%
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67 votes
2.
2.
Bloomberg news recently tested a bunch of store bought, grated bottles of Parmesan cheese. Despite being labeled as "100%" cheese, every brand tested included a percentage of cellulose, an anti-clumping additive made out of wood pulp. Are you surprised to hear this? Yes
45%
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779 votes
No
40%
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694 votes
Undecided
7%
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122 votes
Not Applicable
7%
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123 votes
3.
3.
For instance, Wal-mart's store brand tested as having 7.8% cellulose. Jewel-Osco's brand had 8.8%. Kraft had 3.8%. Even Whole Food's brand had .3%. Bloomberg made sure to note that this additive is considered safe, but acceptable levels are somewhere between 2%-4%. Does this make you want to stop buying Parmesan cheese? Yes
34%
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585 votes
No
32%
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556 votes
Undecided
18%
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317 votes
Not Applicable
15%
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260 votes
4.
4.
What is more important to you - that your cheese really be 100% cheese or that it doesn't clump? It's more important that the cheese be 100% cheese.
53%
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911 votes
It's more important that the cheese not clump.
5%
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85 votes
Both are equally important.
16%
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283 votes
I don't care about either, I just want it to taste good!
8%
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129 votes
I'm not sure.
6%
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99 votes
n/a
12%
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204 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
7 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.17% | 3 | |
| i only buy it by the block | 0.06% | 1 |
| I only buy fresh parmesan not the grated stuff. | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on price | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't buy the powdered stuff | 0.06% | 1 |
5.
5.
Do you think that manufacturers should be able to call their product 100% cheese if there is cellulose present? Absolutely not.
59%
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1014 votes
Yes, no big deal.
6%
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108 votes
Only if it's less than 1% of the ingredients.
14%
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248 votes
I don't know
10%
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174 votes
n/a
10%
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173 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
1 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| If its that ig of deal to people don't buy it! | 0.06% | 1 |
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