Like apples?

in nutrition •  7 years ago  (edited)

Every one enjoys an apple once in a while. I personally prefer red delicious. But have you ever noticed that our apples from local stores are all shiny and waxy...
Just look at it how lustrous they are:
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The “culprit” behind this luster is carnauba wax.
Carnauba (/kɑːrˈnɔːbə/ or /kɑːrˈnaʊbə/, carnaúba, Portuguese pronunciation: [kaʁnɐˈubɐ]), also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera (Synonym: Copernicia cerifera), a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte.
Here’s how it looks ( the palm ):
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It is known as "queen of waxes" and in its pure state, usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm by collecting and drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax.

In order to reveal the presence of the wax I conducted a very simple experiment.
I boiled some water and poured it over them apples.
Below you can see the result:
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Not too appetity, right?
How ever, fear not my friends! This wax has no harm to our body and our digestive system does not even “handle” this substance, it literally passes through undigested!
If you’re sceptical about the wax “neutrality” to our bodies, you could wash your apples with vinegar, that should take care of the wax problem. Otherwise just wash your apples with water before consumption, after all FDA vouches it’s safe to eat!

Stay healthy, my friends and have a good day!

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