Re: Drano Used in Processing Soybeans

[Guest guest]

Carolyn,

This article makes the case that Drano is used in the processing of soy.

But within the body of the article it states this:

*Drano*

This one I didn't believe, but it's true. The next step is that the refined

oil is mixed with *sodium hydroxide - NaOH *- which most of us know as

Drano, at a temperature of 167° F. That's right - the exact same corrosive

lye you pour down your drain when it's clogged. (Erasmus, p 96) The purpose

of adding this corrosive is to remove any free fatty acids which may be

'contaminating' the 'pure' refined oil. Anyone for a Dranoburger?

NaOH is NOT Drano. NaOH is USED in Drano, but so are any number of other

chemicals/agents. NaOH is the caustic agent, LYE.

Lye is used, as I'm sure everyone knows, in a variety of ways to process

food. Nixtamalization of corn is heavily dependent on lye.

I was just reading this morning about what differentiates authentic German

pretzels from all others, and that's the use of lye/NaOH in which the

pretzels are dipped. Interesting trivia here, but the NaOH dramatically

increases the acrylamide/Maillard effect which accounts for the nice, dark

browning action. I ran into a test that compared pretzels dipped in citric

acid which had the opposite action - restricting acrylamide development.

http://class.fst.ohio-state.edu/fst605/laboratories/sample.pdf

Sharon

On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Carolyn Graff <zgraff@...> wrote:

> Another reason not to eat soy.

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> http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/health/drano.html

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[Guest guest]

> Lye is used, as I'm sure everyone knows, in a variety of ways to process

> food. Nixtamalization of corn is heavily dependent on lye.

>

> Sharon

>

Actually Nixtamalization uses Lyme...which would be calcium hydroxide

and not Lye which is sodium hydroxide.

If you were thinking of the natives that used wood ashes for

nixtamalization, wood ashes would contain mostly potassium hydroxide

with a very small amount of sodium hydroxide (lye)...as wood contains

10 times more potassium than sodium.

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

Nah....I know about lyme, but have run across a number of applications using

sodium hydroxide as part of the nixtamalization process for purposes of

changing the pH in tortillas, especially with low-protein corn....just

trying to make a point about lye not being Drano, and lye (hopefully,

food-grade) being used throughout food processing, even as you pointed out,

in traditional wood ash. Thanks, , for clarifying.

Sharon

On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:33 PM, gdawson6 <gdawson6@...> wrote:

> > Lye is used, as I'm sure everyone knows, in a variety of ways to

> process

> > food. Nixtamalization of corn is heavily dependent on lye.

> >

> > Sharon

> >

>

> Actually Nixtamalization uses Lyme...which would be calcium hydroxide

> and not Lye which is sodium hydroxide.

>

> If you were thinking of the natives that used wood ashes for

> nixtamalization, wood ashes would contain mostly potassium hydroxide

> with a very small amount of sodium hydroxide (lye)...as wood contains

> 10 times more potassium than sodium.

>

> -

>

>

>

--

" You have to pinch yourself – a Marxisant radical who all his life has been

mentored by, sat at the feet of, worshipped with, befriended, endorsed the

philosophy of, funded and been in turn funded, politically promoted and

supported by a nexus comprising black power anti-white racists, Jew-haters,

revolutionary Marxists, unrepentant former terrorists and Chicago mobsters,

is on the verge of becoming President of the United States. And apparently

it's considered impolite to say so. "

-- , in the (UK) Spectator.

[Guest guest]

Lye, when mixed with enough oil, turns into soap, and all the kids

that ate soap could tell you it didn't hurt them. ;+)

I still don't want to eat soy, but that wouldn't be a reason.

Joy

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> > Another reason not to eat soy.

> >

> > http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/health/drano.html

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> >

>

>

>

> --

> " You have to pinch yourself – a Marxisant radical who all his life

has been

> mentored by, sat at the feet of, worshipped with, befriended,

endorsed the

> philosophy of, funded and been in turn funded, politically promoted and

> supported by a nexus comprising black power anti-white racists,

Jew-haters,

> revolutionary Marxists, unrepentant former terrorists and Chicago

mobsters,

> is on the verge of becoming President of the United States. And

apparently

> it's considered impolite to say so. "

> -- , in the (UK) Spectator.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

LOL. Yeah, well, I doubt soap lye is " food grade "

That's always the big question on soap-making lists - where folks are trying

to discern whether or not they need to use food-grade or not.

Sharon

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:51 AM, jmr1290 <jomarex@...> wrote:

> Lye, when mixed with enough oil, turns into soap, and all the kids

> that ate soap could tell you it didn't hurt them. ;+)

>

> I still don't want to eat soy, but that wouldn't be a reason.

>

> Joy

>

>

[Guest guest]

Maybe not but I make old fashioned lye soap and use it instead of

toothpaste.

Belinda

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> > Lye, when mixed with enough oil, turns into soap, and all the kids

> > that ate soap could tell you it didn't hurt them. ;+)

> >

> > I still don't want to eat soy, but that wouldn't be a reason.

> >

> > Joy

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