Scott Lindner wrote:
> > Here are some numbers on sulfites for you Scott. They are taken from
> > "Concepts in Wine Chemistry" by Margalit, page 259
> >
> > salad bar = 950 PPM
> > cider = 45
> > citrus juice = 80
> > dried apricots = 1750
> > raisins = 200
> > wine = 120
> >
> > By implication, if you can eat at a salad bar or eat raisins or other
> > dried
> > fruit and not get a headache, then sulfite is probably not an issue.
> > Lum
> > Del Mar, California, USA
>
> What are the quantities in those things? I tell you one thing, if you put
> wine at an all you can eat salad bar I'm going to shoot way over the salad
> bar in sulfites consumed.
>
> By the way... I'm in San Diego. Not too far from you, other end of the 56
> now that it's open.
>
> Scott

PPM is parts per million, so it describes a concentration. In those
terms, you'd need to drink 8x more wine than the weight of the stuff
from the salad bar to get the same amount of sulfites in absolute
terms.

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