Pine Bark Flours page 2

[Paleobird]

If you've ever eaten CW SAD food, you've had tree bark.
It's commonly known as... cellulose.

Yep, love me some sawdust. Thanks but my palate doesn't crave that much variety.

eta: edible fungi bring a lot to the table nutritionally speaking. Tree bark is only survival with no other options in sight food.

[j3nn]

Many edible foods fall under the less-than-nutritionally-perfect umbrella, but very few people want to subsist on nothing but offal and lard. Mascarpone certainly isn't a nutrient powerhouse but some people still find it to be a great dietary inclusion to the disgust of others.

[casophylip]

Native Americans used to eat a lot of tree bark.

[Mangrove]

eta: edible fungi bring a lot to the table nutritionally speaking. Tree bark is only survival with no other options in sight food.

Premise that Scots Pine phloem does not contain any significant amounts of nutrients is wrong as the following lists prove. The numbers are from the study by Finnish Defence Forces and indicate the maximum amount nutrients in dry product measured from the samples collected during December.

Compared to some fungi and berries, the phloem is much more nutrient-rich than e.g. common mushroom, false morel or bilberry.

General (in 100 g)
- Glucose: 7.0 g
- Protein: 2.7 g
- Starch: 2.1 g

Vitamins (in 100 g)
- B1: 0.16 mg
- B2: 0.42 mg
- C: 13.8 mg

Elements (in 100 g)
- Arsenic: 0.006 mg
- Aluminium: 31.5 mg
- Bromine: 0.2 mg
- Boron: 1.2 mg
- Cadmium: 0.09 mg
- Calcium: 100 mg
- Copper: 0.01 mg
- Chromium: 0.02 mg
- Fluorine: 0.15 mg
- Iron: 5.7 mg
- Lead: 0.02 mg
- Manganese: 29 mg
- Magnesium: 150 mg
- Mercury: 0.002 mg
- Molybdenum: 0.02 mg
- Nickel: 0.02 mg
- Phosphorus: 120 mg
- Potassium: 400 mg
- Rubidium: 1.1 mg
- Selenium: 0.001 mg
- Silicon: 3 mg
- Sulphur: 70 mg
- Zinc: 7.9 mg

[drssgchic]

Tell me I'm not the only one who thought of "My Side of the Mountain" with this thread?

[sbhikes]

I wonder if it has a piny taste like pine nuts. You could make tasty crackers with a pine nut and rosemary flavor. Could be delicious. I would definitely try it if I found it in a store. Of course, I'm 1/4 Finnish so I'm a little crazy to begin with.

[Paleobird]

Many edible foods fall under the less-than-nutritionally-perfect umbrella, but very few people want to subsist on nothing but offal and lard. Mascarpone certainly isn't a nutrient powerhouse but some people still find it to be a great dietary inclusion to the disgust of others.

Tell you what. How 'bout if I trade you your share of all the world's mascarpone for my share of all the world's tree bark flour?

[j3nn]

Tell you what. How 'bout if I trade you your share of all the world's mascarpone for my share of all the world's tree bark flour?

Haha, no thanks. I would like to have both options. All the mascarpone in the world sounds amazing, until that's all you can eat and suddenly it's all you don't want to eat. I'm on team Choco. I'll slather some mascarpone on a tree bark cracker.

[sjmc]

Tell me I'm not the only one who thought of "My Side of the Mountain" with this thread?

hey! yeah!

[ChocoTaco369]

This reminds me of the cellulose added to those "low carb tortillas" that have a massive amount of insoluble fiber to cut the net carbs to near nothing. The problem is "cellulose" is essentially sawdust. Mmm. Wood chips.

Seriously, just use tapioca starch or potato starch. If you want something THAT BADLY, just accept the empty calories. At least it's benign empty calories. It may add to your waistline but it won't take away from your health.