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Using Cocoa as an example:
Cocoa contains around 800 chemical compounds. They include a group of polyphenolic compounds known as flavanols or catechins. A 40-g (about 1.5 oz.) milk chocolate bar contains around 300 mg of these compounds, a relatively high amount compared with most other polyphenol-containing
foods. (Polyphenols exhibit antioxidant activity, Yay.)
Idea: List Ingredients, Molecularly.
Dihydrogen Monoxide
http://www.dhmo.org/
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Reminds me of the various TV episodes, Batman, Star Trek, etc., where people were reduced to little piles of chemicals. But you're confusing atoms and molecules... |
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But what about dihydrogen monoxide, [tw]? |
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DrCurry; I'm just taking the current fad of halfbaked ingredients listings to their <Spock/>highly il|logical</Spock> conclusion. bristolz; why, "dihydrogen monoxide" would be printed as <b/>H2O</b>, of course. |
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my infamous slightly sparkling water of the pH = 4.3 variety contains (ands its much too early to remember all the chemical symbols) Ca, Mg, Na, K, bicarb, Sulphate, Nitrate, Fl, Cl, Silicate, dry residue 366mg (fk whats that?) but no Fe. my question - why no Fe? |
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They don't charge a Fe for sparkling water. :) |
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That water would not work in a steam iron. |
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[po] //Sulphate, Nitrate, ..., Silicate// - um, my A-level Chemistry, admittedly a leetle rusty, tells me that there should be another element before Sulphate, Nitrate and Silicate. Hope it's not Uranium. |
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I agree with [DrC] (for once) - list the molecules rather than the atoms. C - 36%, H - 42% means much, much less than whether its an alcohol or benzine. |
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just reading the frigging label. I am not a chemist, that was dad. :0) |
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oh, I see! yes, but thats what the label said...hah |
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Contents: neutrons, protons, and electrons. |
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And a quark. (Charmed, I'm sure.) |
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Sorry [po] - I meant that shirley it should be something like Caesium Sulphate, Uranium Nitrate and Strontium Silicate. Not that I've got radioactive materials on the brain or anything, oh no, not me. Excuse me, I've just got to adjust that Geiger counter. |
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//oh, I see! yes, but thats what the label said...hah// |
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thats what I meant by my add-on, very weird. I think they may be mix and match :) |
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To avoid breaking a tooth on a diamond, carbon dating should be shown. |
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Thou shalt not ignore the label. |
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//May contain C7H8N4O2 and/or C8H10N4O2// Whoomp! There it is! |
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LOL, [tw]. Your take on The Nutty Professor? |
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It'll mean mighty long ingredients lists. |
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And lots more research (by chemists)(like myself) to identify all the compounds. Therefore I vote + and hope to apply for a job at "Thumbwax Food Analysis Labs Inc" |
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I also like the idea of demonstrating to people that chemicals are everywhere and not always bad for you. Too many people think "natural" foods have no chemicals and are therefore better for you. Tsk. |
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“Daddy, how come my happy meal and your salad have the same ingredients?”
“Well Junior, that’s because your happy meal is really just a salad with a touch of m-o-o.”
“Then why isn’t MoO on my list? No, wait, I found it. Thanks Dad.” |
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