Guest guest Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Maybe if you contact: LaurieM > 408-289-1011 > The kind lady who did all the research on this - she would know. She posted it on SF Living Foods . Tell me what you find out cause I am curious too and wonder if the ones from Thailand are generally safer... Wyld and free are the best ! Here's to clinbing the coco-tree ! --- Janaki Rose <Janaki wrote: > I probably missed this coconut info. in the past. > Can someone tell me if > the consensus is that all young white coconuts are > treated with sodium > metabisulfate and fungicide as mentioned below, > unless organic? Or is it > just Mexico? > Gratefully, > Janaki Rose > - > " Chava Shoshanna " <mariposapaloma8 > <RawSeattle > > Monday, April 10, 2006 8:22 PM > Yikes [RawSeattle] Cuckoo for Thai Cocos > > > > I posted the " good news. " about thai coconuts. > > now here's the other story...(also from SF Life) > > love , Chava > > > > Pat, hi! > > > > I have not heard formaldehyde preservation alleged > for > > coconuts...I have heard sodium metabisulfite. > > > > Three years ago, Dr. Tim Trader received an email > from > > a personal source, a (Mexican, if I recall) young > > coconut supplier who sent us the following > statement, > > which he said we could use as long as we retained > his > > anonymity: > > " Each trimmed nut is immersed in a solution of > > sodium meta bisulfite - SMS (at a concentration of > 3%, > > mixed with a fungicide, thio bendazole) for 5 > minutes, > > then dried. This is to avoid that the nut turns > brown > > upon exposure to air " > > John Kohler then did some research and wrote his > > now-famous article, which many have seen. I am > pasting > > it below. > > > > Tim tells about birthday parties in Hawaii where > they > > float coconuts in water with food coloring, and > how > > delighted the children are when they open the > coconuts > > and pour blue or green coconut water into a cup. > This > > indicates that the " hard " shell of the coconut is > > utterly permeable, and whatever fungicide it is > dipped > > in goes directly into the water and meat. > > > > For what it's worth... > > > > Laurie > > > > Laurie Masters, freelance editor > > Precision Revision > > " I turn what you wrote into what you meant! " > > LaurieM > > 408-289-1011 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > > > > > > Visit the Seattle Raw Foods Community: > http://rawseattle.org > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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