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05 August 2009
Massive mega Ask Mecha:→[More:]Why are bags of mixed nuts 90% peanuts?
See, these don't come with a guarantee. That sucks. Although they do have a helpful warning saying 'may contain traces of gluten, other tree nuts, sesame seeds and soy due to shared equipment'. Very helpful.
The best warning that I've seen, though, was on the packaging for a bib. It said: 'Warning: this bib is designed to fit an Australian baby's neck'. Just. Wow.
Also, peanuts are not nuts at all. They are legumes
Yep. I'm allergic to peanuts, but not nuts. My brother has the reverse. I still can't eat most nuts because they have an annoying tendency to coat them in peanut oil.
On July 20, 2007, the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced that one of its scientists, Dr. Mohamed Ahmedna, had developed a process to make allergen-free peanuts. Initial testing showed a 100 percent deactivation of peanut allergens in whole roasted kernels, and human serums from severely allergic individuals showed no reaction when exposed to the processed peanuts. Food companies have expressed an interest in licensing the process, which purportedly does not degrade the taste or quality of treated peanuts, and even results in easier processing to use as an ingredient in food products.
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