• @xploit
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    2724 days ago

    Oh wow Switzerland must have some amazing gold mines with huge reserves

      • @[email protected]
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        323 days ago

        Actually, the same issue as with billionaires. The country became so wealthy that it can afford paying for what happened during WWII.

  • @Vinny_93
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    1224 days ago

    The Netherlands does photo lab equipment? I would’ve figured tulips, produce, something like that. Or EUV machines from ASML

    • @khannie
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      1224 days ago

      I had to search this one up it’s so bizarre. “Flavoured water” covers the following:

      “Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices”

      So it’s very broad really. Still bananas.

      More information here.

      Definition here.

      • @khannie
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        2424 days ago

        OK, looks like it’s probably Red Bull.

        “Red Bull is a well-known energy drink originating from Austria.”

  • @[email protected]
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    724 days ago

    Take data with a grain of salt. Spain is by far the worlds largest producer and exporter of olive oil, for example

    • @[email protected]
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      1124 days ago

      Is it what plants crave?

      Jokes aside, I’d guess its high-purity extracted or biomanufactured enzymes for applications such as laundry detergent and chemical reaction catalysis (industrial and research)

      • Drusas
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        424 days ago

        Some people also need to take supplemental digestive enzymes (Zenpep or Creon).

    • @Viking_Hippie
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      123 days ago

      Greetings, country(wo)man, do you have an ear to lend me?

  • @Viking_Hippie
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    123 days ago

    Fucking ENZYMES?? I know that they’re important and everything, but imagine being at an international conference or something and bragging about being the enzyme guys 😄

  • @Carrolade
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    -224 days ago

    Interesting that Ukr is a top exporter of seed oils. As I recall, RFK Jr was going on about seed oils recently, which is a first for me when it comes to the conspiracies. I feel like I’ve heard of most of them, but blaming seed oils for problems was kinda novel.

    • holgersson
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      1024 days ago

      The whole seed oil thing isnt that much of a conspiracy as it is completely blown out of proportion.

      The core of it boils down to: An imbalance between Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids causes and/or worsens inflammatory conditions. Seed oils (sunflower, canola, peanut, soy bean), especially the highly refined varieties, typically contain was more O-6 than O-3 fatty acids. So, if you stop your brain there “seed oils bad, use olive, avocado or (as our chronically online right wing twitter users probably prefer) non vegetarian or vegan fats like butter or tallow”.

      This however ignores and oversimplifies things massively. First of all, the balance between fatty acids is just one factor for inflammations. Secondly, hardly anybody consumes only one type of oil exclusively and especially not necessarily in the relevant amounts. Fried your mushrooms in canola and added them to a salad dressed in olive oil? Shouldnt be a problem.

      The real issue that doctors warned against was the amount of (seed) oils hidden in already highly processed foods - every type of fat is replaced by a cheap, neutral tasting oil, most often canola, sunflower or soy bean oil.

      • @Carrolade
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        324 days ago

        Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the context. I thought this was just some new seed-oils-cause-autism thing.