Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 | 8:19 p.m. Alaska Time

Wacky Mexican Scientists

I found this on the Associate Press newswire:


IN MEXICO, EARTHWORMS ARE NOT FOR TEQUILA ANYMORE....MEXICAN SCIENTISTS HAVE CREATED A COOKIE MADE OUT OF EARTHWORMS IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE A HEALTHFUL SNACK.

RESEARCHERS AT MEXICO'S NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE RECENTLY INVENTED A COOKIE MADE OUT OF AN EARTHWORM-BASED FLOUR.

ALTHOUGH EARTHWORMS LIVE IN AND TRAVEL THROUGH THE DIRT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS THERE INSIST THEY DON'T POSE ANY DANGER DESPITE THE IMPRESSION MOST PEOPLE HAVE AND THAT THEY ARE VERY CLEAN.

BEFORE GRINDING THE WORMS INTO FLOUR, THE RESEARCHERS KEEP THE WORMS IN THE LABORATORY FOR 15 DAYS FEEDING THEM A DIET OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND WASH THEM ROUTINELY.

THE WORMS ARE THEN KILLED WITH A SALINE SOLUTION, DRIED BY SUNLIGHT, GROUND INTO FLOUR AND MIXED WITH FLOUR TO MAKE THE COOKIES. ACCORDING TO THE SCIENTISTS, THE EARTHWORM IS VERY HIGH IN PROTEIN, LOW IN FAT, AND HIGH IN CARBOHYDRATES.

EATEN BY BIRDS IN NATURE, THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN USED AS POULTRY FEED BY SCIENTISTS.

ACCORDING TO THE SCIENTISTS, IT TAKES ABOUT 200 WORMS TO MAKE 450 GRAMS OF COOKIES, WHICH MAKES THE CHOCOLATE COOKIES VERY HIGH IN PROTEIN.

RESEARCHERS SAID THEY ARE ALSO EXPERIMENTING WITH MAKING AN ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM OUT OF EARTHWORMS.


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