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764. Canned Pineapple From a Gray Container

April 28, 2025 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned pineapple from a container that's turned gray on the inside.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • Periodic Tables Events | Duke University Science & Society
  • Food safety vs. food waste: Test your knowledge with this quiz - Washington Post
  • Does the inside of this aluminium [pineapple] can look normal? Or is it some weird toxic oxidation thing and i shouldn‘t eat the pineapples : r/foodhacks
  • Are pineapple steel cans supposed to look like that on the inside? It looks like it's dissolving into the pineapple juice.. Isn't the lining of the can supposed to prevent that? : r/chemistry
  • Let's look inside the can | Live Well. Eat Well. | Illinois Extension | UIUC
  • Caitlin Mellendorf | Serving DeWitt, Macon and Piatt Counties | Illinois Extension | UIUC
  • After opening canned foods, is it safe to refrigerate the unused food in the can?
  • The Real Reason You Shouldn't Store an Open Can of Food in the Fridge | Epicurious
  • Corrosive Effect of Pineapple Juice on the Fatigue and Hardness Properties of Austempered Ductile Iron
April 28, 2025 /Don Schaffner
Pineapple, Canning, Oxidation

DALL·E - Pineapple, sugar and water bubbling in a large clear glass

484. Tepache de Piña

July 14, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks making a fermented pineapple drink called tepache de piña.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • ★metal★matt★ @mattorantimatt@mstdn.social on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Tepache de piña #riskyornot (or maybe more specifically how can I ensure I do this safely) https://t.co/aqCseSbDAo" / Twitter
  • Pineapple Tepache Recipe (With Variations)
  • Inactivation of Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella Enteritidis by Cymbopogon citratus D.C. Stapf. Essential Oil in Pineapple Juice - PubMed
July 14, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Pineapple, Fermentation

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