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The Activated Charcoal Food Trend?
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Pulled this off the Web. I know a popular BBQ rub uses Charcoal in the rub. I would "guess" the small amount we would ingest from the rub would be minimal compared to many of the other foods that use charcoal to color.
The Activated Charcoal Food Trend Is Pretty, but You Should Definitely Avoid It
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/activated-charcoal-food-trend-pretty-162531594.htmlThank you,
Darian
Galveston Texas
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Damn, no more Rockwood smoothies guys.BrandonQuad Cities
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"Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."
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Killit_and_Grillit said:
The little bit of charcoal in the rub does not bother me at all.
These internet writers are running out of ligament stories.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Only way i can see this being an issue is if you are adding this activated charcoal to every food item you eat every day. Every now and then wont kill you. Besides a lot of us drink more bourbon than water.....Franklin, Tn
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My favorite is the seasoning blend that contains not only activated charcoal, but tons of salt, MSG and umm, aircraft deicer. This is a pic of the label from several years ago. In fairness, the ingredients might have changed.
I just read on their website that this product is temporarily (they hope) unavailable because one of the ingredients is no longer available from the manufacturer. They don't say which ingredient. Surely it's not the salt.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Usually the "activated" stuff or food grade comes from coal (from the earth) vs. charcoal (carbonized wood.) It's hit with a super hot steam or chemical to make it even more porous. Our lump is around 250 m2/g, where as medical grade activate is 1000-2000 m2/g. We used to carry that stuff on the ambulance for people that were poisoned or OD'd on something--pour a big bottle of it down their throat, it would absorb the bad stuff, then they'd yak it all up.
Arborists used activated charcoal to save the Treaty Oak in Austin. Some ahole dumped a bunch of liquid herbicide all over the ground around it--so they dug up all the soil, then used activated charcoal with soil to replace it. Took a few times but it saved the tree.
We sell fines to various agricultural companies and livestock farms. Compost, mulch, chicken food, etc, all benefits from charcoal. I ground up the fines and had charcoal soap made a few years ago for our dealership group Christmas presents. Then had the extra powder encapsulated. I took charcoal pills for about 3 months......can't say it did anything, but I'm still alive!!!!
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stlcharcoal said:Usually the "activated" stuff or food grade comes from coal (from the earth) vs. charcoal (carbonized wood.) It's hit with a super hot steam or chemical to make it even more porous. Our lump is around 250 m2/g, where as medical grade activate is 1000-2000 m2/g. We used to carry that stuff on the ambulance for people that were poisoned or OD'd on something--pour a big bottle of it down their throat, it would absorb the bad stuff, then they'd yak it all up.
Arborists used activated charcoal to save the Treaty Oak in Austin. Some ahole dumped a bunch of liquid herbicide all over the ground around it--so they dug up all the soil, then used activated charcoal with soil to replace it. Took a few times but it saved the tree.
We sell fines to various agricultural companies and livestock farms. Compost, mulch, chicken food, etc, all benefits from charcoal. I ground up the fines and had charcoal soap made a few years ago for our dealership group Christmas presents. Then had the extra powder encapsulated. I took charcoal pills for about 3 months......can't say it did anything, but I'm still alive!!!!
Cool story about it being used in the soil to save the old tree.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Wasn't it @Mickey that started this trend with his wings?Jefferson, GA
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I spend 60 hours a week in a body shop. A little seasoning will not be the cause of my demise.Slumming it in Aiken, SC.
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So should I stop using this to whiten my teeth? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N8XF244/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1495581195&sr=8-1&keywords=coconut+teeth+whiteningLarge and Small BGECentral, IL
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saluki2007 said:So should I stop using this to whiten my teeth? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N8XF244/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1495581195&sr=8-1&keywords=coconut+teeth+whitening
Does it work?
Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Jeremiah said:I spend 60 hours a week in a body shop. A little seasoning will not be the cause of my demise.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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Photo Egg said:saluki2007 said:So should I stop using this to whiten my teeth? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N8XF244/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1495581195&sr=8-1&keywords=coconut+teeth+whitening
Does it work?Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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