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February 24, 2011 1:19 pm at 1:19 pm #595282csilver1516Participant
My daughter’s doctor recommended peppermint oil capsules for some minor stomach trouble she’s been having. I haven’t been able to find any with a hechsher, or even peppermint oil that is meant for oral use.
Does anyone know where I can find them?
February 24, 2011 1:49 pm at 1:49 pm #744074YW Moderator-80Memberuse real peppermint tea
available all over
February 24, 2011 2:31 pm at 2:31 pm #744075me tooMemberFirst ask your Rav, Find the largest empty Vegicaps, & push the oil capsules in. I did that for a while until I became disillusioned
I don’t think puncturing the oil caps into the kosher caps will work
February 24, 2011 4:12 pm at 4:12 pm #744076csilver1516ParticipantThanks for your suggestions. About the peppermint tea, I was under the impression that the peppermint oil caps are more potent, and one would need to drink many cups of it to get the same effect. Is that true?
February 24, 2011 6:11 pm at 6:11 pm #744077Be HappyParticipantGoogle “peppermint oil capsules” Look for those suitable for vegans. Hatzlocho.
February 24, 2011 6:37 pm at 6:37 pm #744078me tooMemberBe Happy good idea I have been there & done that a few years ago.
Just to be sure I went to
& found 2 brands who advertise Vegetarian and contain gelatin & glycerin
February 24, 2011 7:31 pm at 7:31 pm #744079me tooMemberMOD80 I doubt there is any oil in the tea, though some practitioners recommend it for “soothing” which might not be dependent on oil
here is a copy of the Nutrition panel of a peppermint tea box
Serving Size: 1 tea bag (2g)
Makes: 8 fl. oz.
Servings Per Container: 20
Amount Per Serving
Calories 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 0g
February 24, 2011 10:37 pm at 10:37 pm #744080Be HappyParticipantGlycerin and gelatin do not need to be animal based!
February 24, 2011 10:39 pm at 10:39 pm #744081me tooMemberI know but how do you know vats vat?
February 24, 2011 10:43 pm at 10:43 pm #744082YW Moderator-80Memberyeah
and if you look at the nutrition label for PAM which is 100% oil you will see fat content per serving: zero!
those labels have all kinds of crazy legal loopholes
February 24, 2011 10:44 pm at 10:44 pm #744083YW Moderator-80Member“Frequently, “diet food” is not different from regular food. A loaf of bread claiming to have 25% fewer Calories per slice than the regular bread may actually be sliced 25% thinner and sell for a higher price than the regular bread. Reduction of the serving size is often used by manufacturers as a way of reducing the calories per serving. As a consequence, if the amount of fat or other nutrient falls below 0.5 gram per serving, the manufacturer may round it to zero. Coffee creamers, for example, may contain 30% or 40% fat, but by defining the serving size as one teaspoon, the manufacturer may claim that one serving has zero fat, even though one teaspoon may not be a sufficient amount to whiten a cup of coffee. It may take two or three servings to do the job. Examination of the weight of the serving sizes and the ingredients list can frequently be used to identify this type of misinformation.”
February 24, 2011 10:45 pm at 10:45 pm #744084YW Moderator-80Memberpeppermint tea contains peppermint oil
in fact it contains the exact amout of peppermint oil that the Boreh put in it
the intense smell of peppermint tea comes solely from the oil
February 24, 2011 10:56 pm at 10:56 pm #744085me tooMemberSo peppermint oil ia not a fat according to the food chemists?
Interesting indeed
February 25, 2011 1:05 am at 1:05 am #744086YW Moderator-80Memberof course they hold it is a “fat”
but what goes on the label is heavily determined by FDA regulation
as i said above Pam is 100% canola oil
look at the label
0 gms of fat per serving
thats because the made the serving size so small they are allowed to round the amount off to zero
read my posts again
February 25, 2011 1:48 am at 1:48 am #744087Be HappyParticipantCanola oil is advised for those suffering with cholesterol because it has no fat. It is also used in factories on machines as it is not water soluble.
February 25, 2011 2:02 am at 2:02 am #744088me tooMembermod 80 I Missed your 1st 2 posts about labeling. Interesting indeed!!
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