Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Kay <korangeli Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:13 PM Re: [Raw Food] Olives - Who are they intended for? I dont like or eat any other nuts.What's the view on young coconuts? And what about the liquid? ______ Hi Kay and all, The story about young coconuts must be told in two parts. The first part deals with the nutrient mix within the coconut itself. The coconut water is low in fat, high in simple carbohydrates (hence the sweetness), and low in overall calories. So use and enjoy! The meat varies widely, from gelatinous texture, perhaps as low as 20% calories from fat, all the way up to rubbery white, with around 90% (if I recall correctly) of the calories from fat. The meat hardens and whitens, and becomes more fatty and the fats more saturated, as the coconut ripens. The second part deals with the use of fungicide. To my knowledge, all young coconuts imported into the US are first treated with a fungicidal liquid. We have determined that this liquid DOES soak through the husk and therefore into the interior of the coconut. However, I do not know whether similar treatments are applied to coconuts brought into the UK, where you live. So this is a research project for you, if you wish. Regarding your other question about olives: I have never eaten an olive straight from the tree, but I am told they taste awful. To my knowledge, all whole olives sold in the US are treated in some way. The raw olives David sells are packed in a very salty brine, for example. So you do get raw olives, just very salty. Best, Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (1283 characters) on 21 April 2005 at 23:03:31 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAABDMWhCAwUAAKMBAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X1K8D Y29HjkPGgFwVhauWQ0VMkhHyx/HON0bfal9nkq6g== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 INFO @ Vibrant Life wrote: > > Regarding your other question about olives: I have never eaten an olive > straight from the tree, but I am told they taste awful. To my > knowledge, all > whole olives sold in the US are treated in some way. The raw olives David > sells are packed in a very salty brine, for example. So you do get raw > olives, just very salty. > > Best, > Elchanan =========================== Hi E, Kay and all, I have eaten AN olive straight off the tree and I can definitely tell you they taste really terrible. Not something you would do twice hence the " AN " . The olive is one frut that must be treated before being eaten. Usually they are cured in salt or in brine to make them edible. -- Peace be with you all. Don " Quai " Eitner " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " -- In compliance with the highest standards of Universal Law, this email has been thoroughly disinfected and purified in the solar flares of the sun. Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.1 - Release 4/20/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 To my knowledge, all > whole olives sold in the US are treated in some way. The raw olives David > sells are packed in a very salty brine, for example. So you do get raw > olives, just very salty. > Best, > Elchanan Yuh know.. These peruvian olives have NOTHING added. No salt, on brine, just semi sun-dried 'au-naturale'. I am not eating them right now of course. I tried them last summer. It won't be any good asking David for the lowdown on olives because he is really into all this " stuff " . I tasted a bit of " raw chocalte " and it was yuk! However, I have a friend who eats heaps of it (plus his ten herbal teas etc a day) Thanks for the coconut brief. I guess you have to live in London to get coconuts. I havent had any since the carribean I am not keen to eat stuff unless I can truly know how long it has been sitting around. Not to mention the chemicals one doesnt know about. Bit like the durian scenario then?...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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