DK Weight Knitting Yarn & Wool. DK weight (double knit) is the most popular of all yarn weights - perfect for sweaters, pullovers and cardigans, accessories, kidswear and homeware. Usually knit on 4.00mm needles (from 3.75mm - 4.50mm depending on your personal tension) DK yarn is sometimes known as 8-ply or Light Worsted.
As a food additive, dipotassium phosphate is used in imitation dairy creamers, dry powder beverages, mineral supplements, and starter cultures. It is used in non-dairy creamers to prevent coagulation.
July 23, 2015 -- Lisa Baxter carefully reads food ingredient labels when she buys groceries. She carries around a list of things she can and canât eat, and she has to be extra cautious of food ingredients using the word âphosphate.â.Phosphates leave a metallic taste in her mouth, and they make her very itchy.âI feel like I have fleas,â says Baxter, 52, a social worker from Queens, N.Y.hosphorus is found naturally in dairy, meat, and plants. It's needed to help cells work properly. Phosphates enhance flavor and moistness in deli meats, frozen food, cereals, cheese, and baked goods, as well as in sodas and prepared iced tea mixes.