"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> They're extracting the capsaicin from it.
> A big boon to the small farmers that grow it.
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...n-army-farmers
>
> I wonder if it's actually cheaper than making
> capsaicin synthetically.

When you have 700 million people working for 2 bucks a day, yeah it is
cheaper.

Paul

On 8/1/2012 2:17 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> They're extracting the capsaicin from it.
>> A big boon to the small farmers that grow it.
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...n-army-farmers
>>
>> I wonder if it's actually cheaper than making
>> capsaicin synthetically.
>
> When you have 700 million people working for 2 bucks a day, yeah it is
> cheaper.
>
> Paul
>
>
I didn't know they got that much? Are they the same folks that make all
of those shiny ipads, iphones and iwhatevers?

On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:59:04 -0400, George >
wrote:

> On 8/1/2012 2:17 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> > "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> They're extracting the capsaicin from it.
> >> A big boon to the small farmers that grow it.
> >>
> >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...n-army-farmers
> >>
> >> I wonder if it's actually cheaper than making
> >> capsaicin synthetically.
> >
> > When you have 700 million people working for 2 bucks a day, yeah it is
> > cheaper.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> I didn't know they got that much? Are they the same folks that make all
> of those shiny ipads, iphones and iwhatevers?

They've moved manufacturing from China?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

George wrote:

> > When you have 700 million people working for 2 bucks a day, yeah it is
> > cheaper.

> I didn't know they got that much? Are they the same folks that make all
> of those shiny ipads, iphones and iwhatevers?

$2 a day is, like, half of a living wage in China.