Wired took a peek under s sheets, and the results are not appetizing. Mandatory food ostensibly exist to empower consumers; when companies label with their scientific names, rather than their common names, consumers can wind up eating , or as it s called in Cool Whip, Polysorbate 60. From Wired:
Polysorbates are made by polymerizing ethylene oxide (a precursor to antifreeze) with a sugar alcohol derivative.
The result can be a detergent, an emulsifier, or, in the case of polysorbate 60, a major ingredient in some sexual lubricants.