What the Heck Wednesday.. What the heck is that this coating on my lettuce?
OPEN ME! (my lettuce is retailer purchased “natural” romaine) I lately seen a video on youtube (see video on my weblog) of a girl peeling some “residue” off her lettuce. My first ideas had been that it was most likely as a result of it was not licensed natural…however I used to be unsuitable.
That is merely the epidermal layer that has change into dry, typically because of selection and perhaps greater than only a frosty local weather since we now have a chilly damp local weather right here in NL, perhaps it’s extra seemingly because of a dry frost…who is aware of, ****However continue to grow your individual meals organically as a result of it is the one method you may ever be 100% certain:)***
What the heck is occurring with our meals? What the heck is on my “natural” lettuce?
Right here is one other weblog publish with references explaining the way it may presumably be any variety of permitted coatings together with animal by-products…yuk!
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You're not eating plastic, that's the plant's epidermis. I wouldn't be surprised however to find out that you've been eating lots and lots of lead based paint chips though. Or maybe they just don't have schools in Newfoundland.
yes..
just tonight i checked mine which it is absolutely the same organic salad.. I am in England .. and i peeled off the same..
now i am turned off in eating it..
what the heck it is????
I saw a video where the lady grows her own organic lettuce and she shows us picking it out of the garden and this coat is on it. It is called the epidermis. And is natural.
This “coating” is actually the “Epidermal or Skin Layer” of the lettuce and “not plastic”, which is why consumers of both organic and conventionally grown product have noticed the affect. It has nothing to do with anything that has been applied externally to the product.
That lil "plastic"that you see on the lettuce it's normal I have a green garden and my lettuce has that and I grow it myself , so don't worry about that, worry about the rice your eating you should totally check it out
So why does this coating occur?
During the winter season, romaine lettuce is grown in Yuma Arizona. During the months of December through February the Yuma growing region can easily see sub-freezing nights with temperatures reaching into the low twenties. This will cause the outer skin of romaine lettuce to experience a type of "freeze burn" which results in a "blistering" of the skin, much like what would happen if human skin experienced a burn.
What some shoppers are seeing when they peel back what appears to be plastic, is the natural healing process of the lettuce. The blistering causes the skin to separate from the lettuce and can then be peeled off the romaine head. This effect is called "Epidermal Peel" and is a very natural occurrence after a freeze. It does nothing to affect the safety of the product—it's strictly a cosmetic alteration.
I just ran across this blogger who wrote an article about what is being put on our food. He seems a little extreme in the way he expresses himself but I think he may have some valid points, especially about the food. https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/that-isn-wax-on-your-apple/
Fruits and veggies have MAP. Its an invisible coating they put on fruits and veggies even on organic to slow the ripening process. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) … involves either actively or passively controlling or modifying the atmosphere surrounding the product within a package made of various types and/or combinations of films … Edible films may consist of four basic materials: lipids, resins, polysaccharides and proteins … The most common plasticizer used to cast edible films is food-grade polyethylene glycol, which is used to reduce film brittleness … Gelatin is … extracted from the boiled crushed bones, connective tissues, organs and some intestines of animals such as domesticated cattle, chicken, and pigs."
sold like this in Serbia Belgrade does cause gas bloating and digestive pain. has happened more then once.
However, certain waxes are permitted in the handling of certified organic fruits and vegetables including shellac (from the lac beetle) and carnauba wax (from carnauba palm). Of course, not all organic growers wax their fruits and vegetables, but if you are trying to avoid all vegetable and fruit waxes, we recommend that you ask your grocer about the wax status of your produce, even when purchasing organic.
– whfoods.com
what the heck people… have you ever herd of google?
To be honest i would not eat those lettuce. i haven't seen one of those lettuce here. They do things to our foods so they can make a buck. Six months ago i bought a culantro plant when i transplanted it, it died so i boufgt another one and the same thing happen. they cut the roots so it doesn't last and you keep buying. I solved the problem by buying it in the military base.
It's Epidermal Peel and very common during the winter months when there is a frost.
Well said lol
Compliments and Presidents Choice 'ORGANICS' is FAKE. They trick you by calling their name Organics.
Just like 'ALL BEEF BURGERS'. Yet it's about 40% actual meat.
It took a week longer to sprout PC's 'Organics' lentils than it did REAL organic lentils. Wonder why.
Wax. When picked the lettuce is washed and sprayed with wax for shipping. It keeps longer and deters bugs. It is organic but they use too much. That's my guess.
hmmmmm quite interesting.
dont worry people its all ok, our beloved government will take care of us, no need to worry. oh, i almost forgot monsanto is also looking out for our health. its all gonna be ok, time for my medicine.
From the research I have been doing and brain storming, I heard that plastic was one of natural bi-products from the earth. Also; recently discovered by German Architects plastic/marble building techniques are said to be safe, fire proof & break down all of our beliefs in math& architects,therefore; from the amount of plastic bags I have seen on trees and the ground, it may be possible that our planet is using plastic as a defense system from fire, and other harmful substances to the plants.
That is GROSS!!!!
Billy the eugenisist Gates probably came up with this bright idea to kill us all. Anyone smell a witch hunt?? Murdering scum!!
@ColorfulCanary The only mushroom I am comfortable with here in southern Ontario is the giant puffball, haha. In my opinion, it just isn't worth the risk. Mushrooms are a nice side dish, but considering wild foraging is a survival skill, turning it into a gamble with your life seems counterintuitive.
We have a pretty little plant here called the Actaea that produces a neat white berry. I looked it up, and apparently eating it causes your heart to stop. I passed.
@NodrogTrax I too am not well versed in mushrooms although I like to gather chanterelles in season. I am very comfortable with my knowledge of the edible wild plants here in NL, but I wouldn't be with other areas. I will take a look at those manuals, I have several books on edible wild plants and love researching the topic 🙂 Thanks.
@ColorfulCanary I was not aware of that site. That's a huge database.
I tend to limit my wild harvesting and foraging to things I am really comfortable with, because wild berries can be a scary business. I am even less comfortable with fungi. I've used a couple of Samuel Thayer's books to identify some trees and berries, and it is in his books that I learned about the edibility of things like cattails and burdock. Both of his foraging manuals are fantastic.
@NodrogTrax Yes if more people availed of the wonderful edible "weeds". We wouldn't have to depend so much on mono-culture farming…Have you ever visited pfaf.org – a wonderful resource for the edibility of wild plants.
@NodrogTrax Cool 😀
@ColorfulCanary By the way, I think it's really coincidental that you have 1000 lbs of natural stone in your house, because that happens to be the dumbell weight I use for one-armed biceps curls!
@ColorfulCanary I started noticing that based on seasonal differences. I mentioned dandelion because that is one of the first leaf vegetables I started to harvest when I was converting to an entirely plant-based diet. They are very soft and mild in the early spring and summer, and then in the fall they get courser and bitter, and then right before winter they becomes very course but slightly milder again. I eat them at all points because they are free and require no planting.
@NodrogTrax Yes, it has been answered. We have a very sporadic climate here with regular night frosts, however I honestly never saw this on anything I've grown but our climate is also very damp, so I am figuring that the factor for this to happen would have to be a dry frost. My entire counter top is solid stone, you can see all of it in one of my older videos called a tour of my healthy home. over 1000lbs of stone slabs.
@ColorfulCanary I love natural stones like that. How large a piece is it?
By the way, I think it was already answered, but different varieties of leaf vegetables have different membrane characteristics. If you eat dandelion greens, which I definately advocate, you will see when you harvest them that they have a considerable "milky" underskin layer that can be peeled of, especially during colder months when it is building it up for protection from frost damage. No danger.
@maredeserto I'm not really into "detox" programs. I try to eat clean, always organic, drink lots of water and a smoothie every day. The ingredients don't look terrible, I just feel the only way to truly detox is through a healthy lifestyle and eating healthy daily…That's just my opinion. 🙂
@NodrogTrax Thanks it's a solid slab of natural river stone.
Nice counter.
I am thinking to help myself with a Detox-Programme of the Life Tree thelifetree . com with products like Detox or Purify. Do u think it might help somehow?
oh my god, we have been eating this? i will check my lettuce and will let you know
Either way you look at this, we are so screwed. Look at what we are eating. Monsanto (GMO) + Chemtrails (HR2977 bill states this) + Fluoride + Vaccines (CDC list of shots most have mercury & Aluminum in them) = They want us all dead. Too hard to believe this? Wake-up & Read!
@ErinGoBrach — anytime someone suggests, "it is nothing to worry about" is typically the time to worry. I'm not faulting you for reporting what you've discovered but those exact words are always used by big corporations whenever they feel pressured by savvy consumers who call their bluff. We see it all the time with the FDA, Big Pharma and Big Oil (particularly after the Gulf oil disaster). They all lie. We need someone in the science filed to address this ASAP.
If it is only on the outer leafs, it most likely is artificial. I don't eat lettuce but if I did, I would check the inner leaves. If they don't have this coating, I would throw the outer leaves away and eat only the inner ones. Just an idea for lettuce lovers who can't grow it at home.
Great! If you want a compressed version, let me know. The youtube video stalls out for some reason. I shot it on my iphone. I'll find out the varieties and get back to you…
@LynWerbach Great to see this…what variety do you grow? I've been growing organic heirloom Cos lettuce in a frosty Newfoundland climate for 13 years and have never seen this….I will post this on my Youtube channel.
The coating on your lettuce is natural! Please see my youtube video PLASTIC LETTUCE MYSTERY SOLVED!!!!
That's why I grow indoor
@ErinGoBrach I've grown many lettuces in a frosty climate (organic gardener for 13 years) and while I have seen some minor blisters on lettuce, by that time the green tips have turned withered and brown – unlike the ones I have purchased here where the leaves are vibrant green at the tip and the leaved are covered entirely with this substance…That's why I'm not 100% convinced it is epidermal peel…seems very much like a coating to me.
Did you try burning it to see if it smells like plastic?
@cmsf58 Are you buying organic?
@sSynesthesiaX Your description does not match what was seen on the video though.