To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] downside of free potassium source
Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 07:50:39 -0500
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 06:25:26 -0600, you wrote:
>I haven't been following this thread, but has anyone pointed out that clay
>is an aluminum compound? The alumina (Al2O3) used as as abrasive is very
>hard, inert, and not likely to be available to crop uptake. If you want to
>avoid aluminum in your diet, watch out for baking powder and self-rising
>flour. Both are commonly loaded witn SOLUBLE aluminum. Though, as has been
>pointed out, no aluminum connection is confirmed to alzheimers.
>
There are aluminum-free baking powders. Rumford is one
brand with no aluminum.