Re: soaking with hydrogen peroxide

[Guest guest]

If you have organic seeds, and your sprouting jars are clean, I can't see

where this would be necessary.

Reply-To: <sproutpeople >

Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:35:54 -0000

To: <sproutpeople >

Subject: soaking with hydrogen peroxide

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> I took a raw cooking class recently and the instructor suggested soaking nuts

> and grains in water with a little hydrogen peroxide in it for 20 minutes, then

> rinsing and soaking/sprouting as usual. I couldn't find anything on the

> SproutPeople website about using hydrogen peroxide. Is this necessary? Is it

> safe to put hydrogen peroxide on your food? I would appreciate any advie.

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[Guest guest]

Hydrogen peroxide is great for many things, including soaks, but use FOOD GRADE

hydrogen peroxide only-the cheap stuff has been stored around other chemicals,

and is not processed in sterile environments. I personally prefer GSE

(grapefruit seed extract) if I feel the need for a soak additive.

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> I took a raw cooking class recently and the instructor suggested soaking nuts

and grains in water with a little hydrogen peroxide in it for 20 minutes, then

rinsing and soaking/sprouting as usual. I couldn't find anything on the

SproutPeople website about using hydrogen peroxide. Is this necessary? Is it

safe to put hydrogen peroxide on your food? I would appreciate any advie.

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for your reply. Is grapefruit seed extract different than citric acid? I

know eating mature grapefruit can negate the effectiveness of many

pharmaceuticals. Do you know if grapefruit seed extract carries a similar

concern?

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> > I took a raw cooking class recently and the instructor suggested soaking

nuts and grains in water with a little hydrogen peroxide in it for 20 minutes,

then rinsing and soaking/sprouting as usual. I couldn't find anything on the

SproutPeople website about using hydrogen peroxide. Is this necessary? Is it

safe to put hydrogen peroxide on your food? I would appreciate any advie.

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[Guest guest]

Hi, . No, GSE is not the same as citiric acid, and there is not as much

concern about pharmaceutical interactions, since GSE is very potent, and only

needed in very small amounts for most applications. If you don't live in a high

humidity area, there is probably little to no need to even treat your seeds at

all, but if mold growth is a concern, then a tiny drop of GSE should be okay (if

you have concerns about the interactions, I would use food grade peroxide

instead) I live in NC, so no worries with high humidity, but when I am in FL I

do use a bit of either in my soad water.

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nuts and grains in water with a little hydrogen peroxide in it for 20 minutes,

then rinsing and soaking/sprouting as usual. I couldn't find anything on the

SproutPeople website about using hydrogen peroxide. Is this necessary? Is it

safe to put hydrogen peroxide on your food? I would appreciate any advie.

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[Guest guest]

Hydrogen peroxide is fine .. But it is best if you use Food Grade. The stuff

you buy in the brown bottles isn't food grade. I buy mine on line at guardian

of Eden .. It is 35% food grade and must be diluted down to 3%. I use the

diluted mixture to wash countertops, etc. it effectively kills mold. I also

use it as a mouthwash ... Usually diluted a bit more.

Cheers

Terry

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