Trying to figure out what happens when the wax is swallowed along with cut comb honey. Soluble in stomach acid? Just passed through the system? Treated as a soluble or insoluble fiber?
Curious if it has health benefits as far as feeding beneficial gut bacteria which is maintained by soluble fiber from what I read.
Internet info:
Solubility:
Beeswax is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in cold alcohol and completely soluble in fixed or volatile oils, chloroform, ether, benzene and carbon disulfide.
Chemical Composition:
Beeswax consists of hydrocarbons (14%), monoesters (35%), diesters (14%), triesters (3%), hydroxymonesters (4%), hydroxypolyesters (8%), free acids (12%), acid esters (1%), Acid polyesters (2%), free alcohols (1%) and unidentified substances including pigments and propolis (6%).
I bought this book a while ago and found it to be a most fascinating, awesome book. (Most books bore me & I skim through them to get to the point. I am reading every word in this one)
Talks a lot about gut bacteria and how much it effects your health and even brain function.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804140138/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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OK OK, the chocolate covered honey comb doesn't count, I know
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Curious if it has health benefits as far as feeding beneficial gut bacteria which is maintained by soluble fiber from what I read.
Internet info:
Solubility:
Beeswax is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in cold alcohol and completely soluble in fixed or volatile oils, chloroform, ether, benzene and carbon disulfide.
Chemical Composition:
Beeswax consists of hydrocarbons (14%), monoesters (35%), diesters (14%), triesters (3%), hydroxymonesters (4%), hydroxypolyesters (8%), free acids (12%), acid esters (1%), Acid polyesters (2%), free alcohols (1%) and unidentified substances including pigments and propolis (6%).
I bought this book a while ago and found it to be a most fascinating, awesome book. (Most books bore me & I skim through them to get to the point. I am reading every word in this one)
Talks a lot about gut bacteria and how much it effects your health and even brain function.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804140138/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
OK OK, the chocolate covered honey comb doesn't count, I know
