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Monty - 25 Feb 2004 17:32 GMT

Has anyone figured out a palatable way to eat/drink powdered Hawaiian
Spiralina?
It is simply disgusting no matter how I do it. I don't really want to throw
it away and
will definately buy tablets next time but love the results so far.

Monty

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Ignoramus18484 - 25 Feb 2004 17:36 GMT

> Has anyone figured out a palatable way to eat/drink powdered
> Hawaiian Spiralina? It is simply disgusting no matter how I do it.
> I don't really want to throw it away and will definately buy tablets
> next time but love the results so far.

You already asked this question and received a few responses...

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Monty - 25 Feb 2004 17:47 GMT

Thanks, but I inadvertantly deleted the threed and so I (with your
permission) wish to put it to the group again.

Monty

> > Has anyone figured out a palatable way to eat/drink powdered
> > Hawaiian Spiralina? It is simply disgusting no matter how I do it.
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Ignoramus18484 - 25 Feb 2004 17:55 GMT

> Thanks, but I inadvertantly deleted the threed and so I (with your
> permission) wish to put it to the group again.

Someone said that spirulina was trash. I suggest mixing it with some
other sea product such as canned tuna, and adding spices such as
onion. Onion and garlic are pretty good at masking foul taste.

I wonder what is it that is so good about spirulina that cannot be
duplicated with some spinach, turkey breast, vegetable oil, and fish.
It appears that it has no unique properties, although Iwill be happy
to be corrected.

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Monty - 25 Feb 2004 18:02 GMT

I just know (or have read) that per wt or mass it is supposed to be one fine
source of pure organic protein.
I do notice the "lift" in enery and aside from the foul taste, it is a
"quick" fix for the day.
The onion and garlic are good ideas, thx.

> > Thanks, but I inadvertantly deleted the threed and so I (with your
> > permission) wish to put it to the group again.
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Ignoramus18484 - 25 Feb 2004 18:33 GMT

> I just know (or have read) that per wt or mass it is supposed to be one fine
> source of pure organic protein.

Well, supposedly it has 60% protein, according to

http://www.spirulina.com/SPBSpirulina.html

Turkey breast is 22% protein, also no fat and no carbs:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s00nv.html

Turkey breast though, does not taste nearly as foul (as you indicate
about spirulina).

I would rather eat 100 grams of turkey breast than 35 grams of
spirulina.

> I do notice the "lift" in enery and aside from the foul taste, it is
> a "quick" fix for the day. The onion and garlic are good ideas,
> thx.

Give it a shot. Onion and garlic are surefire ways to mask foul taste.

Whenever there is something foul tasting, add onion, garlic and a bit
of mayo. Usually it helps.

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>> > permission) wish to put it to the group again.
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Ignoramus18484 - 25 Feb 2004 18:42 GMT

> Give it a shot. Onion and garlic are surefire ways to mask foul taste.
>
> Whenever there is something foul tasting, add onion, garlic and a bit
> of mayo. Usually it helps.

I recently took out a piece of fish from the fridge that was in the
garage. That piece spent about 8 months there and stunk pretty bad due
to oxidation and spending half week in a semi unfrozen state. It was
clearly not poisonous, but rather unattractive smelling.

So, our nanny boiled it, I ground it in the meat grinder, added mayo
and chopped onion. Voila, it tasted great, did not smell and even my
wife ate it. (she is a picky eater)

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determined - 25 Feb 2004 18:44 GMT

> > I just know (or have read) that per wt or mass it is supposed to be one fine
> > source of pure organic protein.
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> Turkey breast is 22% protein, also no fat and no carbs:

If turkey breast is 22% protein, what is the other 78%? It is virtually fat
free, and contains no carbs...

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That T Woman - 25 Feb 2004 18:58 GMT

> > > I just know (or have read) that per wt or mass it is supposed to be one
> fine
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> If turkey breast is 22% protein, what is the other 78%? It is virtually fat
> free, and contains no carbs...

I wondered about this too. I figured water made up most of the other and
according to

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/list_nut.pl I'm right.

Of 100 g turkey breast, you get 74.12 g water, 24.6 g protein, 0.65 fat and
1.02 g ash.

Now my question is what is considered ash? This is raw turkey meat. I
thought that ash is carbon left behind after you burn something up.

Tonia

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Doug Freyburger - 26 Feb 2004 18:45 GMT

> > > Turkey breast is 22% protein, also no fat and no carbs:
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> Now my question is what is considered ash? This is raw turkey meat. I
> thought that ash is carbon left behind after you burn something up.

Ash is the *minerals* left when you burn something up. It's the salt,
calcium and trace minerals present in it.

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Ignoramus18484 - 25 Feb 2004 19:32 GMT

>> > I just know (or have read) that per wt or mass it is supposed to be one
> fine
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> If turkey breast is 22% protein, what is the other 78%? It is virtually fat
> free, and contains no carbs...

water... check out www.nutritiondata.com.

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