It’s certainly got an element of know it when you see it. Nonetheless it’s pretty easy to figure out. One good piece of evidence to consider is whether or not process chemistry is involved in its making.
Is it - even as a child? When usually your education for the food you consume begins. I explicitly remember being confused about it.
I probably had quite a few inaccurate beliefs in general because of this type of terminology.
Another common thing that made me have inaccurate beliefs was the "E" labelling in Europe. And I remember being told that "oh look at how many 'E' (evil?)" substances are on this package.
But also Curcumin, Vitamin C, etc are considered E substances.
So just so many inaccurate ideas all around. And I don't think this inaccurate labelling has helped much if people are unhealthy.
