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And sometimes appears without one expecting it.
I wanted 6 more small, skinny masterfoods spice jars to replace my old stoppered ones with dead seals. Size is important ‘cause they need to fit in my Oma’s cute old spice cupboard. The opshop hadn’t delivered, and the supermarket had “meat tenderizer” on special for $1.20 a jar. I felt impatient to finish this tiny project so I bought six jars- for the jars, not the contents. However the ingredients list was more complex than I expected and inspired me to do a minor spot of googling.
Ingredients: Salt, Rice flour, Sugar, Bromelain, Papain (contains lactose)
Bromelain is extracted from the stems of pineapples. It has a history of folk and modern medicinal use. As a supplement it is thought to have anti-inflammatory effects. As a culinary ingredient it is primarily used as a tenderizer. Bromelain also contains chemicals that might interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow blood clotting, according to laboratory research.
Papain, also known as papaya proteinase I, is a cysteine protease (EC 3.4.22.2) enzyme present in papaya. Its utility is in breaking down tough meat fibres and has been used for thousands of years in its native South America. It is sold as a component of powdered meat tenderiser available in most supermarkets. Papain, in the form of such a powdered meat tenderizer, made into a paste with water, is also a home remedy treatment for jellyfish, bee, and yellow jacket (wasps) stings; mosquito bites; and possibly stingray wounds, breaking down the protein toxins in the venom
Pretty interesting eh? I don’t know how the lactose gets in there unless it’s used as part of the extraction process for one of the two interesting things above.
Does anyone actually want to use some of this stuff? I’ll bung it all in a larger jar just in case.
I wanted 6 more small, skinny masterfoods spice jars to replace my old stoppered ones with dead seals. Size is important ‘cause they need to fit in my Oma’s cute old spice cupboard. The opshop hadn’t delivered, and the supermarket had “meat tenderizer” on special for $1.20 a jar. I felt impatient to finish this tiny project so I bought six jars- for the jars, not the contents. However the ingredients list was more complex than I expected and inspired me to do a minor spot of googling.
Ingredients: Salt, Rice flour, Sugar, Bromelain, Papain (contains lactose)
Bromelain is extracted from the stems of pineapples. It has a history of folk and modern medicinal use. As a supplement it is thought to have anti-inflammatory effects. As a culinary ingredient it is primarily used as a tenderizer. Bromelain also contains chemicals that might interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow blood clotting, according to laboratory research.
Papain, also known as papaya proteinase I, is a cysteine protease (EC 3.4.22.2) enzyme present in papaya. Its utility is in breaking down tough meat fibres and has been used for thousands of years in its native South America. It is sold as a component of powdered meat tenderiser available in most supermarkets. Papain, in the form of such a powdered meat tenderizer, made into a paste with water, is also a home remedy treatment for jellyfish, bee, and yellow jacket (wasps) stings; mosquito bites; and possibly stingray wounds, breaking down the protein toxins in the venom
Pretty interesting eh? I don’t know how the lactose gets in there unless it’s used as part of the extraction process for one of the two interesting things above.
Does anyone actually want to use some of this stuff? I’ll bung it all in a larger jar just in case.
