Steak Made From WHAT? Don't Read This While Eating.

[John317]

Steak Made from Human Exrement: Is It Safe?

LiveScience.com– Fri Jun 17, 4:50 pm ET

The mere idea is stomach-churning: creating food from human feces.

But researchers in Japan say they have done just that. They have synthesized meat from proteins found in human waste, according to news reports.

While the concept of chowing down on steak derived from poop may not exactly be appetizing, we wondered: is this meat safe?

In theory, yes, experts say. But the meat must be cooked, which will kill any noxious pathogens before you eat it.

"In the food safety world we say, 'don't eat poop,'" said Douglas Powell, a professor of food safety at Kansas State University. "But if you're going to, make sure it's cooked."

The Japanese researchers isolated proteins from bacteria in sewage. The poop-meat concoction is prepared by extracting the basic elements of food — protein, carbohydrates and fats — and recombining them.

The meat is made from 63 percent proteins, 25 percent carbohydrates, 3 percent lipids and 9 percent minerals, according to Digital Trends. Soy protein is added to the mix to increase the flavor, and food coloring is used to make the product appear red.

The researchers came up with the idea after Tokyo Sewage asked them to figure out a use for the abundance of sewage in mud, Digital Trends says.

Powell is not familiar with the researchers' method, but said he guesses that they are first heat-treating the sewage before they reap its resources.

Powell said the idea is not all that different from eating plants that have been fertilized with manure or other excrement, because the nutrients in the poop become part of the plants.

"Theoretically, there's nothing wrong with this," Powell said. "It could be quite safe to eat, but I'm sure there's a yuck factor there," he said.

However, Powell said there is the potential for cross contamination in the laboratory where the poop meat is made. That's why it's a good thing the meat will eventually be cooked.

But what if the final product was not going to be cooked?

"I wouldn’t touch it, " Powell said.

Pass it on: Meat made from poop is safe, but you should cook it before you eat it.

This story was provided by MyHealthNewsDaily.

[phkrause]

That's incredible!!!! What people want to eat is so unreal. I believe John that this had already been posted, but its a good reminder of the garbage people are willing to eat. :(

[Tom Wetmore]

Oh, poo...

[fccool]

That's incredible!!!! What people want to eat is so unreal. I believe John that this had already been posted, but its a good reminder of the garbage people are willing to eat.

So far I have not seen anyone willing to eat that. It's just one guy in the lab trying to solve the third world food crisis. Right now, to extract protein out of... you know ... is more expensive than real steak, so I don't really see any real application. Even if you lower the price to the point where it would match the real mean, why would you want to buy this one as alternative?

[ClubV12]

Worthington and Loma Linda foods need to jump on this! Vegetarian meat for Sabbath afternoon communal meal anyone? :)

[Parade Orange]

i repeat! i will not just eat just anyone's fecal matter meat burgers!

they should have pictures who it came out of!

...and whether they believe in all 28 SDA church beliefs!

[jasd]

>>Oh, poo...<<

Speaking of which...

To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine...

And those who don't and are always

Seen with a bottle of water in their hand.

As Ben Franklin said:

In wine there is wisdom,

In beer there is freedom,

In water there is bacteria.

In a number of carefully controlled trials,

Scientists have demonstrated that if we drink

1 liter of water each day,

At the end of the year we would have absorbed

More than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) - bacteria

Found in feces.

In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poo..

However,

We do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer

(or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor)

Because alcohol has to go through a purification process

Of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.

Remember:

Water = Poo,

Wine = Health.

Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,

Than to drink water and be full of s--t.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information:

I'm doing it as a public service!

[Dr. Rich]

Worthington and Loma Linda foods need to jump on this! Vegetarian meat for Sabbath afternoon communal meal anyone?

Like I said before, give me the food that God made with a fin and tail and four legs chewing it's cud before you present to me food made by the hands of man! All God's creatures look best right next to the mashed potatoes.

[jasd]

>>...food made by the hands of man!<<

Kinda hard to avoid nowadays - what with all the GMOing goin' on.

>>All God's creatures look best right next to the mashed potatoes.<<

...with lots of butter and gravy!--not forgetting the salt and pepper. :-)