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The pepper inside your olive may be a paste

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

Nobody is sitting in a factory carefully sliding tiny slices of pepper into individual olives. To optimize production speed, manufacturers puree the peppers with a gelling agent, creating a bizarre gelatinous ribbon that machines inject directly into the cavity for maximum efficiency.

The pepper inside your olive may be a paste
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