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What Is Ash in Food?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Michael Baker

If you have started paying more attention to the nutrient content of your food, you might notice that "ash" frequently turns up as a component in most foods.

Michael Baker has worked as a full-time journalist since 2002 and currently serves as editor for several travel-industry trade publications in New York. He previously was a business reporter for "The Press of Atlantic City" in New Jersey and "The [Brazoria County] Facts" in Freeport, Texas. Baker holds a Master of Science in journalism from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn.