Comments on: Wax on, Wax off – Wax on Fruits and Vegetables

By: asithi

asithi — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:42:44 +0000

Cabo – don’t tell me you went to the jelly belly factory? I forgot about that fun fact. Thanks for the comment.

By: Cabo

Cabo — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:37:21 +0000

Just a little trivia about waxed foods:
I once toured a candy making factory. One of their products was jelly beans and I was told that jelly beans get their shiny appearance from a coating of carnuba wax. They then tumbled them in what looked like giant cement mixers until they were nice shiny.

By: asithi

asithi — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:52:37 +0000

@Bwely – The thought of people being allergic to wax on fruits and vegetables has never crossed my mind. I have been slowly moving to buying organic fruits and vegetables myself when they are on sale or close to the price of conventional fruits and vegetables. I know this is bad because most of the fiber is in the peel, but I have been peeling as well. I just don’t want that stuff in my body now that I am pregnant and I am also starting to develop a slight reaction to the wax where my lips get slightly tingly after eating the peel. Thanks for the comment. I learn something new from it.

By: Bwely Sales

Bwely Sales — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:38:20 +0000

I recently had a serious sinus infection. I kept trying to figure out how it got so bad. My doctor said it was allergy and antibiotics and allergy meds made it better. I remember having peaches and every time I ate one, I’d feel a tickle in my throat, but assumed it was all in my mind. Later I started again with the dripping nose and sneezing but why? One day I ate an apple (which I’d been eating a couple a day) and shortly started terrible sneezing and coughing. Checking into “food grade” shellac and other “waxes” on apples and peaches, I discovered that many are made with soy. Duh, I’m allergc to soy. Mystery solved. I started eating organic apples, no problem.

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