Flour under the microscope revealed extra PROTEIN!

So book lice found their way into a packet of flour that I had in the cupboard!

Most people would throw this out.

Some might consider it extra protein...

Some might consider this protein powder!?

What do you think?

Either way, I should have put the flour into a container after I bought it...

#lice #book #shorts #microscope #flour #cooking #ohno #stem #biology #science #bugs #baking #protein #proteinpowder

[Rigel]

I told this to my mom while she was making pancakes and she said: Well they're gonna be cooked now anyway

[krackastudios]

💀 oh no…
Well I haven’t died yet so I guess the extra protein must be alright. 👍

[Majd_Saad]

Gymbros when they hear “extra protein”:gimme all that sheet

[Vienna]

Most foods you buy will have some type of bug it’s just the case with anything you eat and it would be impossible to 100% remove bugs, that’s why washing and properly cooking are very important

[Oneminmicro]

Me: Yo i found bugs in flour
Gym Broz: IS this protein powder?

[SalemSaberhegan]

It’s fine. You don’t eat raw uncooked flour, so the heat will kill anything in it and usually burn it up into nothing

[MENTALTAKEDOWN]

*FUN FACT!*
Pirates often times used to prefer to eat their bread like foods in the darkness of the cabin so they couldn’t tell if they got a weevily piece of bread or not

[BeachGirl]

That's why I keep my flour in the fridge

[Crimsoth]

*The FDA allows up to 75 insect fragments per 50 grams of flour.*

[undeadly]

this has been a known thing for decades. their eggs are super small and already in the flour and after a time in your pantry or wherever they hatch. bugs are in just about everything that is processed. even in chocolate. that's why there's a warning about bug parts on chocolate packaging

[IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

Things like oatmeal and grits have unhatched eggs in them. This is why you'll sometimes see a bug in what looked like a sealed packet of instant oatmeal or such because the eggs hatched while it was sitting in the cabinet. You can put it in the freezer after you bring it home from the store to prevent this, I think, bit you'll still be eating the unhatched eggs, but it won't hurt you. It's 100% normal and you already eat that stuff without knowing it in other things as well.

[smoguli]

My mom told me to keep my flour in the freezer, now I know why

[somabul]

Love that you didn’t even tell us what they were. Very informative 🤧

[leafzilla]

I love how a random baby just spawned in at the end.

[devavratjoshi]

Nothing's bad with some extra protein.
Crunch crunch.😂😂😂😂

[Cherrybomb]

Over a lifetime we probably eat more pests than can be counted. I'd rather carry on in blissful ignorance. 😉
Btw, Mini-micro growing like a weed! ❤

[isahunnybee]

Actually they probably were. Food regs provide for a certain amount of "foreign" additions to packaged foods. Such as bugs. If you want to make sure, for certain sure, that they are all dead, put all flour, rice, sugar, etc. in the freezer for up to 4 days THEN put it in your canisters or preservation containers. And don't forget to take the air out and put in your preservation packets before sealing. Foodsavers and Mylar bags are a very good way to save dried goods for long-term storage😊

[JokerExplosionAhh]

Customer be like: why is there bug thingy in my cake? “Sues the bakery”

[clawmachinez]

*Klaus Schwab and Bill Gates have entered the chat*

[stompingpeak]

I always refrigerate flour or pancake mix. It helps prevent bugs and mold.