I like to eat eat eat eepples and beeneenees

[fellmama]

I love working in the grad student computer lab. The internet is soooo fast. A pleasant change from home.
We had to learn how to extract asparagus phenolics today. Hey, all you science smarty-pantses, here's a question for you: what's the major difference between plant phenolics and animal phenolics?
My father has this horrible OhJays CD which he makes me listen to on the way to work. I think I'm going to remove my own brain with the asparagus grinder.

Comments

[rootlesscosmo.livejournal.com]

"Anthocynanins.

"This third major class of plant pigments is a subgroup of the phenolic compounds, which include tannins. Their only known function is to give color to flowers and fruits..."

--Harold McGee: "On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KItchen," p. 151

"Rancidity.

"We have already looked at the most important cause of flavor deterioration in fats: namely, oxidation by the oxygen in the air... phenolic substances, both natural--Vitamin E, or tocopherol--and synthetic--BHT and BHA--and such spices as sage and rosemary, all inhibit oxidation."

--ibid., p. 606

But he says nothing about animal phenolics.

[fellmama.livejournal.com]

Phenols are produced by a plant in reaction to stresses. You win bonus points for knowing what tannins are.

[lacrossestar05.livejournal.com]

have you seen farenheit 9/11 yet? if so, I would like to hear comments... love

my preference is

[urbanwhittie.livejournal.com]

oples and bononos, but to each her own. Which is worse: OhJays or the best of funk?

Re: my preference is

[fellmama.livejournal.com]

OhJays, hands down. The best of funk is at least occasionally good, even if only by accident.