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[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Isn’t cellulose near impossible to digest for humans and thus has a near negligible calorie and nutrition count?

I guess it’s edible on paper, but it’s not a good food source.

[–] Krause@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The edible design is for turtles:

Ngai explained, "The material developed in this research is completely edible, making it safe for turtles and other sea animals to consume without causing aquatic toxicity in the ocean."

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you for the explanation! I kissed that paragraph!

[–] Rondomi@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

To each their own.

[–] 201dberg@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I doubt the point is for actual nutritional value but as a more eco friendly packaging. I wouldn't want to eat the packaging anyway. The whole point of it is to keep the food inside safe and contained.

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

True but I was just a bit worried as well because if it’s edible and biodegradable on paper, then wouldn’t that risk spreads of fungi and bacteria that could also feed on it?

So would it only be good for very short term food storage and prep?

[–] 201dberg@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago

I would imagine that it would primarily be used for more short term storage solutions than long term. So if this packaging started to degrade then whatever is inside is probably no longer safe for consumption. That being said, it may also require weathering and the presence of moisture to break down naturally. They make sponges and dishcloths out of cellulose and those, while technically biodegradable plant matter, last for quite a while in not the most ideal situations.They don't typically start to mold or decay unless kept wet constantly. Idk how decomposable this stuff is but I imagine it's one of those situations where if you sat it on your counter and it was dry it would be fine for a long time but if you threw it in a composter outside it would be gone in a year or 2.

[–] v12riceburner@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

You can keep some pet turtles

[–] appel@whiskers.bim.boats 2 points 2 years ago

I don't think they were intending to make it a good food source, just something that is not completely recalcitrant in some cases toxic, like plastics are.