What color are Oreos? And other junk food mysteries, solved

Think back to the last time you drank a soda, say, Mountain Dew or Dr Pepper. What was its flavor, exactly? The last time you unwrapped a Hershey’s Kiss, did you wonder why it has a strip of paper sticking out? Junk food may be delicious, but it’s pretty musterious. In fact, there are many questions we have about the junk foods we know and love. So, we took stock of all our favorite snack foods and uncovered the mysteries behind them. Why do Pop Rocks explode in your mouth? Why are Girl Scout Cookies called Samoas in some places and Caramel deLites in others? What is Cheetos cheese dust? Wonder no more, because we have all the answers to common junk food questions.