The text describes the manufacturing processes of various everyday items such as raisins, wine, cashews, soap, clothes from plastic, and supplements.
Raisins are made by harvesting grapes, treating them with chemicals to kill bacteria, and drying them in the sun or using sulfur smoke.
Wine is made by cultivating new grape plants, harvesting ripe grapes, and fermenting the grape mixture to produce wine. The wine is then aged in wooden barrels for years.
Cashews are processed by separating the seeds from the fruit, drying them, and then heating them with high-temperature steam to remove a poisonous chemical. The cover is then removed, and the cashew is cleaned and packed.
Soap is made by mixing animal fat with caustic soda, adding water, and then hardening the mixture. The mixture is then cut into small pieces, colored, and fragranced.
Clothes are made from recycled plastic by collecting plastic material, crushing it, and then boiling and filtering it. The plastic is then dried, melted, and spun into fibers, which are made into thread and used to make clothes.
Supplements are made from animal bones, which are crushed and powdered. Some supplements, like protein powder, are made from cow's milk, which is processed to separate the curd and liquid, heated and cooled to kill bacteria, and then dried into a powder.
The text also mentions that pig fat is used to make many packaged foods like noodles and chips, and that monosodium glutamate (MSG) is made from pig fat.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Raisins are made from grapes that are not suitable for eating fresh.
2. Grapes used for raisins are typically from the Kahavati and Sultan varieties in India.
3. To make raisins, grapes are first cultivated, then harvested by hand.
4. Grapes are cleaned with a solution of ethyl and potassium carbonate to remove bacteria and fungus.
5. Grapes are dried in the sun for 10 days, then treated with sulfur smoke to preserve them.
6. After drying, grapes are cleaned and dried again for 4-5 days.
7. Raisins are then packed and sent to the market.
8. Wine is made from grapes that are cultivated and harvested specifically for wine production.
9. To make wine, grapes are crushed and mixed with nutrients, then left to ferment for 2-3 days.
10. The wine is then filtered and aged in wooden barrels for several years.
11. Cashews are made from the seeds of the cashew fruit, which is poisonous in its raw form.
12. Cashew seeds are dried in the sun, then heated with steam to remove the poisonous chemical.
13. The seeds are then shelled and cleaned to produce cashew nuts.
14. Soap is made by mixing animal fat with caustic soda and water.
15. The mixture is then hardened and cut into small pieces.
16. The soap is then colored and fragranced, and packaged for sale.
17. Some supplements are made from animal bones, which are crushed and powdered.
18. Other supplements, like protein powder, are made from milk.
19. To make protein powder, milk is processed with enzymes, then heated and cooled to remove bacteria.
20. The liquid is then filtered and dried to produce a powder.
21. Many packaged foods, such as noodles and chips, contain pig fat or MSG (monosodium glutamate).
22. MSG is made from pig fat, and some companies use the code "E631" instead of MSG on packaging.