what is it that makes oreos so black? whatever food colouring it is that they use, can't be good for you

what is it that makes oreos so black? whatever food colouring it is that they use, can't be good for you

ZombieKitten said:

The outside of the oreo is made out of chocolate.

I was at the grocery store a couple of days ago, and saw the strawberry milkshake Oreos. I tried them, they are really good.

Oreos are gross

psychodelicide said:

nahhhh a homemade chocolate cookie or chocolate cake is never that dark, even other brands of similar sandwich cookie are brown, not black.

anyway…
WHY ARE OREOS BLACK? Oreos are made with cocoa powder, so it seems like the cookies should be brown, not black. Many people assume that Oreos contain black food coloring, but they don't. The black color comes from the cocoa itself. There are 2 kinds of cocoa powder, natural and Dutched. Most of the cocoa sold in supermarkets in the U.S. is natural; including Hershey, Nestle, and Scharffenberger. Natural cocoa is light to medium brown in color. My brownie mix is made with natural cocoa. However, most of the cocoa sold in Europe is Dutched, which means that it has been treated with alkali. Dutched cocoa need not come from Holland. Alkali-treated cocoa is called Dutched simply because the process was invented there. Natural cocoa contains acid. Dutching neutralizes the acid and makes cocoa darker. The more that cocoa is Dutched, the darker it gets. Oreos, Hydrox, Newman-Os, and Famous Amos sandwich cookies are all made with highly Dutched cocoa, which is why the cookies are black. Oreos do not contain artificial coloring.

ZombieKitten said:

To each their own.

I thought this was about...ah, forget it.

psychodelicide said:

I don't think we can get that dutched cocoa here, so that's why!

ZombieKitten said:

Could be. To be honest, I never even gave it much thought.

psychodelicide said:

oreos only came out in our supermarkets 10 years ago or so, I had never seen jet black food before, except like BURNT food

Oreos are gross

heybaby said:

I dunno if it's still the case, but back in the day the creamy white filling was lard

Nikademus said:

omg

ZombieKitten said:

Sweetened lard, but lard nonetheless

Okay just found this online:


Consumer Alert

OREO SANDWICH COOKIES OREO

Ingredients: SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORNSTARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), VANILLIN - AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.

Serving Size 34g
Servings per Container about 15

Amount Per Serving

Calories 160 Calories from Fat 60
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g 11 %
Saturated Fat 2g 10 %
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 160mg 7 %
Total Carbohydrate 25g 8 %
Dietary Fiber 1g 4 %
Sugars 14g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 0 %
Calcium 2 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Iron 10 %

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I don't see lard listed on the ingredients, but who knows? It could still be in there, under a different name.
[Edited 5/17/09 20:49pm]

psychodelicide said:

Like I said, they used lard back in the day. Up till sometime in the 70's I believe, cuz I remember the oreo's I had when I was a little kid having a slightly different texture than the ones they make nowadays.