Tryptophan. Turkey doesn't contain that much tryptophan; it's some weird chemical reaction in your body between the tryptophan and the shocking amount of carbs you also consume at Thanksgiving that makes you so sleepy. Like, something to do with insulin levels or something? I tried making sense of that section of the wikipedia article and it was INTRICATE.
Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid- your body doesn't make it but it needs it in its diet in order for you not to die. Like lysine. I could go on this whole tangent about how much sense the lysine contingency in Jurassic Park doesn't make. Phenylketonurics (and I spelled that right first try somehow) are somehow allergic to phenylalanine, this essential protein thing; and so like I don't know how they don't die, maybe they just eat much less of it?, but there's a lot of phenylalanine in aspartame which is why soda warns phenylketonurics away from it.
Bromelain isn't acidic per se; it just breaks down proteins. The only known medical use for it is in removing dead cells from wounds. Pineapple is stinking delicious.
Citric Acid. Vitamin C. Scurvy is bad news. I want to go on a tangent about the history of biscuits and hardtack. I want to go on a tangent about the freezing temperature of brine. In the book Treasure Island, when Jim is hiding in the apple barrel listening to the pirates, Long John Silver doesn't reach in there without looking, though that is a cool scene still and IIRC he still feels like eating an apple, he just never gets around to it? And now I want to go on a tangent about the provenience of many of the pirate "traditions" Stevenson made up for Treasure Island. And now I want to go on a tangent about pirates named Red Beard. How do I know so much about pirates. Cooking food removes much of its vitamin C content. I'm not sure how much vitamin C raw meat has, but it probably has any. Long John Silver doesn't have a peg for his missing leg, he goes around on crutches.
Monosodium Glutamate tastes terrible in Jello, at least when you mix it with unsweetened cocoa powder. The European classification number for MSG is E621. Niiiiiiice.
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