Comment on Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.
xep@fedia.io 2 months ago
I'm... not so sure about this. Also we can eat paper and that's just mashed up wood, right?
Comment on Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.
xep@fedia.io 2 months ago
I'm... not so sure about this. Also we can eat paper and that's just mashed up wood, right?
hperrin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
We can consume it, but we can’t digest it.
otter@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
We also should consume it, or other types of dietary fibre
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614039/
Not that we should gnaw on wood like beavers, but maybe that’s why some indigestible foods also feel “edible”
elephantium@lemmy.world 2 months ago
See also celery?
scutiger@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Celery shouldn’t be eaten.