We've been eating bug parts for years. Many manufactured foods have a certain amount of insect parts allowed. The companies are not required to put these extra ingredients on the label.
I have a water ionizer that I use at the highest setting to crank out 11 pH alkaline water that acts as an emulsifier for cleaning fruits and vegetables.
I clean my kitchen sink really well, rinse it with filtered tap water then I fill it with the 11 pH water. I place all fruits and vegetables in it for 10 - 15 minutes to break down and remove pesticide residue, shellac and any other nasties. Don't leave them in the water too long or the alkaline water can begin to break down the skin. The only ones I keep in the water longer are cucumbers because of that thick shiny crap they coat them with. If you don't wait long enough the cucumbers will become sticky as the water will only partially break down that coating.
Remove the product code stickers before placing them in the water or the water will break down the adhesive and you'll have a hell of a time removing the now sticky gooey mess.
For fruits and veggies that float, I place a few plates on top of them to keep them submerged in the water. You'll be amazed the amount of crap that is removed and settles at the bottom of the sink.
Lastly, I rinse the fruits and veggies with the ionizer set to the filtered tap water setting and then dry them with paper towels.
I don't have an ionizer so i have been adding baking soda to my rinsing water 🤮 so gross. Looking forward to the farmers market opening up this spring.
If the baking soda is working for you, then that's all that matters. I got lucky and bought my ionizer for a deep discount like 6 years ago. I wish I had a farmers market nearby. We had one near my previous home. Great, now I've got a craving for some fresh sweet corn. ;-)
In technical terms though: A base is a solution that contains a lower concentration of hydrogen ions than pure water. An alkaline compound produces a basic solution when dissolved.
What is the ingredient title for cockroaches? I mean, we don't actually believe that our corporate profit driven megalomaniacs are not going to use cheap, and easy to cultivate cockroaches, do we?
Carminic acid, typically 17–24% of dried insects' weight, can be extracted from the body and eggs, then mixed with aluminium or calcium salts to make carmine dye, also known as cochineal. Today, carmine is primarily used as a colorant in food and in lipstick (E120 or Natural Red 4).
Cook from scratch. Stop buying processed, boxed food.
^^^THIS.
Also carmine, carminic acid and cochineal extract, they are crushed up bugs used in red food coloring.
We've been eating bug parts for years. Many manufactured foods have a certain amount of insect parts allowed. The companies are not required to put these extra ingredients on the label.
The bugs carry parasites transmissible to humans.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613697/
Ugh! Thanks for the link!
They’ll call them “natural flavors.”
Shellac.
Makes apples shiny.
Bugs.
I have a water ionizer that I use at the highest setting to crank out 11 pH alkaline water that acts as an emulsifier for cleaning fruits and vegetables.
I clean my kitchen sink really well, rinse it with filtered tap water then I fill it with the 11 pH water. I place all fruits and vegetables in it for 10 - 15 minutes to break down and remove pesticide residue, shellac and any other nasties. Don't leave them in the water too long or the alkaline water can begin to break down the skin. The only ones I keep in the water longer are cucumbers because of that thick shiny crap they coat them with. If you don't wait long enough the cucumbers will become sticky as the water will only partially break down that coating.
Remove the product code stickers before placing them in the water or the water will break down the adhesive and you'll have a hell of a time removing the now sticky gooey mess.
For fruits and veggies that float, I place a few plates on top of them to keep them submerged in the water. You'll be amazed the amount of crap that is removed and settles at the bottom of the sink.
Lastly, I rinse the fruits and veggies with the ionizer set to the filtered tap water setting and then dry them with paper towels.
I don't have an ionizer so i have been adding baking soda to my rinsing water 🤮 so gross. Looking forward to the farmers market opening up this spring.
If the baking soda is working for you, then that's all that matters. I got lucky and bought my ionizer for a deep discount like 6 years ago. I wish I had a farmers market nearby. We had one near my previous home. Great, now I've got a craving for some fresh sweet corn. ;-)
So basic and alkaline ARE synonymous!
Someone on another win told me a few weeks ago that alkaline meant pH 7!
Alkaline is anything above a pH of 7.
All alkaline solutions are basic, but not all bases are alkaline.
https://sciencing.com/alkaline-vs-basic-6132782.html
In technical terms though: A base is a solution that contains a lower concentration of hydrogen ions than pure water. An alkaline compound produces a basic solution when dissolved.
<flashbacks to O'Level Chemistry>
Yup!
I thought bases were anything above pH 7.
I barely passed college chemistry, can you tell?
I want to eat at your house. Thanks for the great advice.
Your welcome fren!
Thanks. appreciate.
What is the ingredient title for cockroaches? I mean, we don't actually believe that our corporate profit driven megalomaniacs are not going to use cheap, and easy to cultivate cockroaches, do we?
From the NIH article above:
Cockroaches (Blattodea)
Thanks for teaching me a new word. Now, to learn how to apply it....
"Now serving at Taco Ball: New! Blattodea Tortilla Supreme meal deal- only $5.99!"
Hahaha
I wondered that, too.
Simple rule of thumb: if it isn't a naturally occurring substance, don't eat it.
John the Baptist ate locusts and wild honey. He always looked pretty healthy in the movies.
Hey Congress, we need big labels on every product that contains bugs, make it happen!
Carminic acid, typically 17–24% of dried insects' weight, can be extracted from the body and eggs, then mixed with aluminium or calcium salts to make carmine dye, also known as cochineal. Today, carmine is primarily used as a colorant in food and in lipstick (E120 or Natural Red 4).
Thanks for the info. Ew.