What is 'Rosemary Extract' and Why is it in Everything? | Food Unwrapped

[@lucianbacioiu8045]

5 minutes and visiting another country to say "it's a natural preservative"?! Love your job 😂

[@j.armando7941]

how on earth does this channel have so few subs and views??? what the hell

[@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

That’s what I’m saying so informative

[@isla_nomad]

Because originally, it's a TV series from All 4

[@ScreamOG1]

Because most of the clips lack the information each clips sets out to find, and often the editing is all over the place. Just sharing what I read in comments on other clips, I’m still here watching too

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

KZbin suppresses channels. This one questions large corporate food producers and the rich don’t like that...

[@RealTimeFilms]

It would seem with their high production value and how entertaining their videos are, they should have way more.

[@cassieoz1702]

Spoiler Alert. It's a preservative

[@ZebbMassiv]

Rosemary is it's own pesticide as bugs really don't mess with the plant. Rosemary extract is often used to deter pests in an all organic garden.

[@C.u.d.s]

I always feel so bad for the other people on the calls XD

[@rdvqc]

My niece has a rare, severe (Anaphylaxis) allergy to rosemary. It is a constant adventure. We had no idea how much this herb is used until this developed. It is often not marked. A recent attack involved a common canned soup that she had eaten for years but a recent formula change included rosemary with no notice.

[@RealTimeFilms]

At least she will get to eat (better said - forced to eat) super healthy meals from now on, meaning home made.

[@mackenziedrake]

Wow. I definitely learned something today.

[@CHLinusch]

It‘s an anti-oxidant? Spoiler it says so right on the packaging

[@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025]

Kate spent a month of eating ice cream just to keep confirming her initial results that she could not taste the rosemary within...

[@tedarcher9120]

What could you do....might as well keep trying

[@1911Zoey]

lol the perfect crime

[@spiritofe629]

4:30 That's all you need to watch.

[@jacobjanoff4847]

The first list of ingredients that has Rosemary Extract on literally says 'Antioxidant (rosemary extract)' so it's obviously an antioxidant... It is also written on the thumbnail....

[@miloszdworakowski7310]

While i agree theres a surprising amount of people that dont know what an antioxidant is or what it does to food

[@flymain8350]

Thought exactly the same, it said it on all the lists if you stop the video

[@SL-vs7fs]

Amazingly to the point! Wow!

[@MMWA-DAVE]

Rosemary grows like a weed in Australia and can easily take over your entire garden

[@modestoca25]

Is it the edible or ornamental ground cover kind?

[@Serai3]

Better than blackberries, believe me.

[@modestoca25]

@@Serai3 ??

[@Serai3]

@@modestoca25 Blackberries grow like weeds in Northern California where I spent a few years. Huge tangled thorny bushes that are hell to cut down. :D

[@susankelly5976]

thank you very interesting

[@suepoch3931]

TFS!!! Love love love your channel! Underrated no doubt!!!! I always learn something from watching! I love rosemary essential oil!!!👍👍👍👍👍✌️❤️🇺🇸

[@jaydavidrn82]

this channel is great

[@charlareardon9133]

I would not consider anything expressed out of a solvent a natural or healthy product. My child and I are both allergic to rosemary and we depend on whole foods, like hamburger. So frustrating that that they have to mess up something as simple as beef.

[@diogenesesenna9323]

That was genuinely interesting ....

[@jondidrikson7096]

i think it has to do with the fact that we are wary of E-number products and very less less so if they use the "natural" way of writing it down

[@maureenquinn791]

I'm curious.?what exactly is the solvent they are using??

[@minuteman4199]

I don't know, but I'd guess alcohol. It's a good solvent, and you can easily evaporate it off.

[@zenda.rawlings]

I hope it's not hexane.

[@justonlyjohn6596]

Got me to watch to the end for the answer... congrads! liked and sub'd Thanks for entertaining and informing me.

[@shirinchatterjee303]

This is so so so cool

[@ozziepilot2899]

I love this channel, it answers those questions that I never thought to ask until I saw them being asked on this channel , if that makes sense :)

[@peterdavid2000]

Rosemary as a preservative was what made me watch this video. Can I use it as a preservative in milk products. If yes, please why??

[@1kQue]

Can I use this on my hair ?

[@alireza0707]

Hi, what’s the name of the company that was making the rosemary extract please?

[@mommyrotten5917]

"We don't want anybody's parts getting in the mince." How about "we don't want any of our staff to lose their digits in a horrific workplace accident."?

[@nintendoROX121]

How about developing a sense of humor?

[@pubcollize]

@Andres Leon It's also bad for the blade's life.

[@rigolfilo]

That would surely ruin your day.

[@oskarfinnevidsson3792]

I once made a lingonberry rosemary snaps, it was terrible.

[@mrthomas7511]

Whoa that was cool!!!

[@vociferousrich3316]

Im on my fourth video. This channel is fascinating

[@suepoch3931]

True that!!! Fascinating to say the least! 👍👍👍👍👍✌️❤️🇺🇸

[@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

So if I dry my rosemary, ground it will it make my burger meat last longer? And flavor

[@maciejb8433]

no because you aren't refining the rosemary for the extract but using rosemary would help the meat regardless :) so enjoy the lovely flavor!

[@narendranbhaskar]

No. They are not talking about biologic activity. Your meat will still spoil. They don't want the meat to change colour. Like apples do when they are cut.

[@dimesonhiseyes9134]

They are using rosemary as a means of producing carnosic acid through chemical means of isolation. They are not using rosemary to preserve food they are using a chemical preservative. They just use rosemary extract because it makes people feel better.

[@narendranbhaskar]

@@dimesonhiseyes9134 'Because it makes people feel better'. It didn't make me feel any better. :(

[@dimesonhiseyes9134]

Well I'm not afraid of chemical names but many people are. The saying "at least I can pronounce the names of the ingredients" says more about your ability to read than it does about the ingredients.

[@ElectrikMe]

I knew it! I knew my aunt Rosemary was an extraterrestrial!

[@RabbitsInBlack]

PRESERVATIVE!

[@MysticDonBlair]

4:13 is the answer

[@peterferderigos4615]

Funk Daddy that explains why they put it in burgers but what about ice cream and everything else?

[@klavsozols4290]

also 0:20

[@padleo]

That Rosemary factory is amazing!! It runs without wages!!

[@LondonTom007]

If you want to find out "why they add rosemary to everything".... Literally skip to the last 10 seconds of the video

[@jeffwells641]

Literally the last 10 seconds. Most abrupt ending ever. No outro, no "so there you have it", just "we put it in for X - roll credits".

[@tedarcher9120]

They have to fit betweet the ad breaks on tv

[@TillyOrifice]

@@jeffwells641 Have to say I quite liked that. Said what they had to say. Stopped.

[@parishiltonASMR]

I may need to eat a bucket of ice cream to prove that I cannot taste the rosemary...

[@christinebotsford1315]

Yes, in apple juice - rosemary extract! Wal-mart brand. Problem is, I have a son that is severely allergic to rosemary. Now I have to read EVERY label! In foods you would never expect to see it! Boggles the mind.

[@mouhitorinoboku9655]

simply apple by coke company, it tastes better anyway lol. also, i totally get that companies are trying to be more natural, but there are other herbs they could use just as well.

[@remsku8118]

Watched 5 minutes of a woman exploring europe to find out rosemary is an antioxidant

[@ajl8198]

So it’s a “natural” food preserver ?

[@fitrianhidayat]

Yeah

[@supremegatekeeper]

These customer support lines are utterly useless!!

[@petewaltz1944]

Nobody notice that it's always the same voice at the other end of the call?

[@NeighborofKT]

It is in pita chips, I noticed that and wondered why.

[@richardbentoskiIII]

Like, subscribe, and share. Let's get those algos rolling!

[@betong4908]

Are those factories really that clean?

[@Wendathena]

Not wild about knowing that they use (probably hydrocarbon) solvents to extract the rosemary oil out of the plant. The solvents can't be good for you, even in small amounts.

[@ElectrikMe]

That's probably why they didn't mention the specifics of that process.

[@内田朝陽-e6h]

Well the method shown in the video is likely Methanol or Ethanol extraction, i wouldnt worry about any trace as both solvents easily evaporate and the final mixture seems to be pressed through a small grain size filter press, solvent traces would be minimal but even if they wernt as its a food application they're almost certainly using a food-safe solvent like the ones i mentioned, so its fine.

[@_C_E_C_]

This show would be sooo much better without the added drama and reality show to it

[@brightmong7290]

Normally I would agree with you, but the videos are all like 5 minutes. I'm not sure there's a market for 30 second explanations on KZbin.

[@tedarcher9120]

@@brightmong7290 it's a tv show, they have to fit time, that's why they are padding

[@maeannengo4908]

Yes. I always fast forward these clips

[@maeannengo4908]

@@tedarcher9120 How it's Made is able to do it without padding.

[@jacquesmertens3369]

Rosemary extract is toxic in high quantities. Natural is no synonym for healthy. Let's evaluate the hazards before adding this to our everyday meals.

[@lmwlmw4468]

Nice.....

[@raybod1775]

I stopped eating any food with Rosemary because it increases my appetite.

[@modestoca25]

Rosemary extract is in dog food and treats too.

[@QuirkyBoy]

They used it on skincare too

[@modestoca25]

So if it has no rosemary flavor, I assume they are cooking off the essential oils...don't they bottle that and sell it as a biproduct?

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

no they throw it down the drain and waste it for no reason because they hate money

[@Spirit451]

Yes, it is exactly what you think it is.

[@kyleforrest7597]

What’s the solvent?

[@alexjulius69]

Quick answer: it's a natural preservative and pest control

[@Quismo12]

a simple Google search would've saved you a lot of time travelling and money.

[@LoveoftheDarkFiberArts]

*facepalm* Ok so first things first, Rosemary extract, doesn't taste like rosemary leaves. At all. it acts as a natural preservative. #2. calling carnocic acid "rosemary extract" is the equivalent of calling Ketchup, Tomatoes.

[@ashwinbhat123]

I don’t know about that solvent, if it was water he would have said water

[@pubcollize]

Lots of things can be solvents, even water.

[@dimesonhiseyes9134]

It's probably Dihydrogen Monoxide

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

@@pubcollize Water is called the universal solvent, it can dissolve more substances than any other solvent.

[@Berkeloid0]

@@pubcollize That's the point - you don't say "I'd like a drink of a solvent please" you use its name, like "water". You only call it a solvent if you don't want to scare people with what it really is...

[@pubcollize]

​@@Berkeloid0 Sometimes you call things after their use, because for humans the meaning of a tool is derived from its usefulness more than from the name of its substances. When you want to *hammer* a nail you don't ask for "a wooden stick with an iron bar on top", or do you? When you go to the gym you don't lift "circular irons", or do you?

[@GovtWatchdog]

Antioxidation

[@gregorycrowell9064]

so its a natural preservative pretty much? got it.

[@modestoca25]

Not so natural when they're using acetone (nail polish remover) to make the extract....plus rosemary contains estrogen, not great for men when it is added to everything.

[@taineeriksen]

4:17

[@さおり-i4u]

always an abrupt ending

[@petertait8296]

Leafs? Seriously?

[@rosaparker7634]

What solvent, though...?

[@内田朝陽-e6h]

likely Methanol or Ethanol, as those are both easily separated via filtration and evaporation, the resulting powder would be free from any solvents.

[@jonnda]

Why bother calling clueless people at the start of every episode?

[@RealTimeFilms]

It's the trademark of the show :P Or it's original signature.

[@jonnda]

@@RealTimeFilms I see that. I’ve been skipping over that part, after watching a few.

[@p1nkfreud]

It's a natural preservative, like tocopherol or ascorbates

[@surfie007]

Literally says it's an antioxidant on the packaging yet she's surprised that's why it's used

[@spiritofe629]

For fok sake remove the unnecessary initial phone bit.

[@geronimowindow]

Rosemary extract in everything may sound weird but at least it still sounds better than putting in boatloads of synthetic chemical antioxidants like the Americans do to their food

[@modestoca25]

Considering they're using a "solvent" to get the extract idk how natural one can call it. Plus a lot of "American" preservatives are harmless vitamins/minerals. Your multivitamin and many supplements are technically synthetic.

[@modestoca25]

Not so natural when they're using acetone (nail polish remover) to make the rosemary extract....Rosemary also contains estrogen, not great for men when it is added to everything...

[@darecoaster9086]

You guys make a video out of anything. Almost every one of your videoes can be answered with a simple google search.

[@nicktombs1876]

I'd like to know what solvent they use, solvents are not good.

[@MysticDonBlair]

Alcohol

[@nicktombs1876]

@@MysticDonBlair what sort? Industrial I suppose.

[@liem11]

Solvent is just something that dissolves something else. For example they use liquid CO2 for decaffeinating coffee. Doesn't mean its bad for you. Chemicals are not all scary. BTW one of the best solvents in the world is water. If you brew tea or coffee you are using water as a solvent. -A Chemistry teacher.

[@misterhat5823]

Hate to burst your bubble... Water is a solvent.

[@Chris-eo5zs]

I believe their using dihydrogen monoxide. Too much is fatal, it kills untold numbers of people every year. It's highly corrosive, and causes suffocation!