Huevos con salsa- was Re: SC - Turkish Breakfast - OOP

[Decker, Terry D.]

CorwynWdwd at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Tahini is made by grinding hulled sesame seeds to form a paste.
> >       Sesame butter is made by grinding unhulled (the hull is still on them)
> >  sesame seeds to form a paste.  The result is higher in calcium than
> >  tahini.

<snip and over to Corwyn>

> Can somebody explain to a poor muddled Gentle how taking something away (the
> hulls) can result in more of something (calcium) ? Is this just an illusion
> brought on by percentages, or is it REALLY mysterious, like how a heat pump
> can work?

No, the hulls are removed to get the article (tahini) that is lower in
calcium than the article containing hulls (sesame butter). Presumably
the hulls are full of calcium. Occam's razor, etc.

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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