Dee.Dee wrote:


> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> They're not so great for my waistline. :-) But pistachios are one my
>>> very
>>> favorite nuts.
>>
>> Is it me, or are the "fewer peanuts" type of pseudo-premium mixed nut
>> mixes jam-packed with Brazil nuts now -- possibly more than enough to
>> compensate for the reduced peanut count? Sure, when I'm spending money
>> on mixed nuts I don't want them to be heavy to cheap peanuts -- but if
>> they're going to be cut by X amount of filer, I'd rather they be cut
>> with peanuts than *Brazil* nuts. Those are just too...I dunno...acidy,
>> or barky or something for my taste.
>>
>> Yes, I probably made up "barky".
>>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>
>
> To be considered by some: aflatoxins in Brazil nuts. Goggle is your
> friend.

Just did. Thanks. Between "No animal species is immune to the acute
toxic effects of aflatoxins including humans; however, humans have an
extraordinarily high tolerance for aflatoxin exposure and rarely succumb
to acute aflatoxicosis" and the fact that I pitch them[1], I think I'm
okay. But I sure wasn't aware of the issue.[2]

Oh, and I think "bitter" was perhaps the word I was looking for, up there,
when I filed my complaint on their flavor. I do like "barky" though.
Rowf! Rowf!

[1] Sometimes I save them up and try to think of somthing to use them for.
Once I chopped some up fine and added them to some granola for breakfast.
But usually, they end up in the garbage.

[2] Wow. This is pretty widespread: "Crops which are frequently affected
include cereals (maize, sorghum, pearl millet, rice, wheat), oilseeds
(peanut, soybean, sunflower, cotton), spices (chile peppers, black pepper,
coriander, turmeric, ginger), and tree nuts (almond, pistachio, walnut,
coconut, brazil nut)."

( all quotes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aflatoxin )


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