Mm, I love a glass of pinot noir during work.
Mmm...notes of blackberry, chocolate, and Ooo.
What's this?
Ah, yes, a no-so-subtle bouquet of stink bugs.
Hello winos, it's Natalia for DNews!
When it comes to producing wine, vineyards have many elements to contend with like rainfall,
soil conditions, and... stink bugs that hitch rides into the wineries.
Yes, brown marmorated stink bugs enjoy feeding on grapes and end up becoming "one with
the wine" as they are hard to find and remove because they're a similar color to the grapes.
And when stressed during the pressing process, the stink bugs, true to their name, emit an
unpleasant smelling compound, (E)-2-decenal.
It is said to smell like cilantro or coriander.
Researchers from Oregon State University have now determined that there can be up to three
stink bugs per bunch of grapes before the levels of (E)-2-decenal negatively affect
a tasty bottle of wine.
You think that'd keep me from drinking wine, but it won't.
Almost no commercially produced food is going to be completely devoid of 'filth'.
The FDA says, quote, "it is economically impractical to grow, harvest, or process raw
products that are totally free of non-hazardous, naturally occurring, unavoidable defects."
So what other undesirable critters are in your food?
I hope you're not eating.
The "Filth" in our food includes insect fragments, grubs, rodent hairs, and rodent
excrement.
For example… aphids love to get into your garden, so it should come as no surprise they
are in your produce.
The FDA estimates that there are about 60 aphids per 100 grams of frozen broccoli, and
30 aphids per 100 grams of brussel sprouts.
And that jar of peanut butter in your cupboard has, on average, 30 insects fragments and
1 rodent hair per 100 grams.
The FDA states there is an average of 9 mg of rodent excrement pellets and pellet fragments
in one kilogram of wheat.
Anyone want a sandwich?
To make sure food remains safe for public consumption, the FDA has regulations in place
to ensure commercially produced food isn't brimming with these undesirables.
But even treated water can have a certain degree of fecal matter in it.
I mean it's a very minute amount, but I still call it poo water.
You ok there, buddy?
All this talk of insects in our food begs the question, is eating insects so bad?
Maybe it's ok to eat a little bug or three.
Heck, maybe it's even good for us!
According to anthropologist Julie Lesnik, entomophagy, or eating insects, is not only
an excellent source of protein, it's also something our human ancestors did.
Researchers hypothesize that eating insects contributed to brain growth, or encephalization,
in primates, including our hominin ancestors.
In terms of nutritional value, dried crickets are roughly 60% protein and have more calcium
than milk!
Because of these stats, cricket flour has become all the rage recently, with cricket
protein bars and baked goods being sold throughout the US.
In fact, it seems the US is behind the times because people throughout the world have been
eating insects for centuries, from crickets, to mealworms, to locusts, to flies.
In 2013, the UN urged people to eat insects in hopes to curb worldwide hunger stating
that at least 2 billion people were already using insects as a dietary supplement.
Perhaps we ought to reconsider the idea that eating insects is unclean or gross.
So next time you're at a restaurant let your waiter know you'd like that extra fly
in your soup.
Love insects?
Wanna know how they go number 2?
Check out this video!
And what about you?
Would you or do you eat insects?
Let us know in the comments below, subscribe, and keep coming back here for DNews every
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