Wax on Produce

[menton1]

It seems they use this stuff on tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, zucchini, etc. Are there any veggies NOT subject to these old decomposed dinosaurs?

Can you buff this stuff to a really good shine?

(Just another way for Halliburton to make out!)

[slbunge]

You're safe from the wax with iceberg lettuce. I think.

[tommy]

Are there any veggies NOT subject to these old decomposed dinosaurs

you should see what's in your blue cheese.

Edited February 28, 2004 by tommy (log)

[Pickles]

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Edited February 28, 2004 by Pickles (log)

[ghostrider]

We consume wax when eating produce, chewing gum, candies, chocolate, and those funny red molded lips (although I haven't had one of those for about 30 years

Of course, if you don't eat (or chew as the case may be) any of that stuff, then you won't be consuming wax.

Chocolate tho? I'm sitting here looking at the ingredients on my box of chocolates & don't see any reference to wax. Would it not have to be listed as an ingredient? Or does it fall under the umbrella category of "natural flavors"?

[srhcb]

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ditto

[Jinmyo]

Got a package of tomatoes at the supermarket yesterday, I needed some and winter tomatoes are fairly horrible anyway. On the label of the package were the words "coated with petroleum-based wax".

Egad.

[Wolfert]

For making preserved lemons with wax coating. I think you should soak away the wax coating before immersing them in a salt and lemon juice brine. Don't you?

[slbunge]

I agree. Wash them or rinse them in very hot water and wipe away the wax. Or use organic lemons that aren't coated. That's what I do when I am planning on using the zest.