Sawdust isn’t just cellulose. Wood is a matrix of cellulose fibers bound together by a tougher compound called lignin. While lignin isn’t particularly toxic, you wouldn’t want to eat it.
Fun fact, a lot of the process of making paper is for removing the lignin, only the cellulose is useful for making paper. And grasses like bamboo have a higher ratio of cellolose to lignin, so it’s better for making paper
It’s actually potato starch.
Sawdust isn’t just cellulose. Wood is a matrix of cellulose fibers bound together by a tougher compound called lignin. While lignin isn’t particularly toxic, you wouldn’t want to eat it.
Fun fact, a lot of the process of making paper is for removing the lignin, only the cellulose is useful for making paper. And grasses like bamboo have a higher ratio of cellolose to lignin, so it’s better for making paper
Its not always potato starch though.
I mostly know this because my daughter is allergic to potatos so we have to only get certain brands of cheese.
This might be the worse allergy I can think of. I didn’t know anyone had this allergy. I am so very sorry to hear this.
Wow, so trees are made from potatoes, that’s wild. Mother nature, you crazy!
Lignin my balls
Potato sawdust. Haha. I knew it wasn’t sawdust like trees but it was a dusty material made from plant but I didn’t know what kind.
Thanks! That’s pretty cool