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minus-squareNomecks@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThey’re made of starch. It’s like people eating those corn starch packing peanuts over here. The toothpicks are edible, though probably not made in a facility with food grade standards.
minus-squareswicano@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoOhhh, so it’s basically unofficial wagon wheels, not hard wood. That explains the picture
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoIs it wood starch or some sort of foam?
minus-squareZoboomafoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoSweet potato or corn starch. So it’s perfectly edible, other than they aren’t produced as food and aren’t made to that standard
They’re made of starch. It’s like people eating those corn starch packing peanuts over here. The toothpicks are edible, though probably not made in a facility with food grade standards.
Ohhh, so it’s basically unofficial wagon wheels, not hard wood. That explains the picture
Is it wood starch or some sort of foam?
Sweet potato or corn starch.
So it’s perfectly edible, other than they aren’t produced as food and aren’t made to that standard