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Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't. (self.showerthoughts)
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

OP confirmed for beaver with dental issues.

It might interest you to know that we do eat wood when we eat that sprinkled parmesan or romano cheese in the plastic containers: It contains wood to prevent the cheese from clumping (and it counts as fiber)

[–] Cosmonaut_Collin 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank God I can eat cheese to get my fill of wood for the day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mmm, anti caking agents...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I just call it laxative

[–] scutiger 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you consider cellulose to be wood, sure. They don't put actual wood in there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What cellulose do they use then?

[–] scutiger 1 points 4 months ago

Cellulose can come from just about any type of plant. Cotton is almost entirely cellulose, for example.

I don't know what their cellulose comes from, but saying cellulose is trees is like saying milk is cheese.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

All shredded cheeses, I believe.

[–] scutiger 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Many shredded cheeses are mixed with corn and/or potato starches rather than cellulose (which is not wood either)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Thanks for the info!