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- **Key Nutrients**: Heme iron (highly absorbable), complete protein (18-20% by weight), taurine, B12, zinc.

- **Current Use**:

- *Asia*: Blood tofu (China), *tiết canh* (Vietnam).

- *Africa*: Maasai blood-milk mixes, Ethiopian *kitfo*.

- *Europe*: Black pudding (UK), *blodplättar* (Sweden).

- **Historical Context**: Spartan *melas zomos* (blood-pork broth) contrasted with Athenian grain-heavy diets. Skeletal studies show Spartans had **lower rates of growth stunting/anemia**—possibly linked to blood's bioavailable iron/protein.

#### **2. Protein Distribution in Livestock**

A 100kg pig contains:

- **Blood (3L)**: 540g protein (20% total).

- **Organs**: 60% (liver/heart = taurine/CoQ10).

- **Bones**: 20% (collagen/gelatin).

- **Muscle**: Just 20%.

*Avoiding blood/organs wastes 80% of potential nutrients.*

#### **3. Modern Paradox**

- **Supplement Industry**: Sells synthetic versions of nutrients abundant in blood (iron, B12).

- **Religious Taboos**: Judaism/Islam ban blood; Christianity (Acts 15) initially prohibited it. Hygiene may have played a role, but cooking eliminates pathogens.

**Final Thought**: If blood is safe, nutrient-dense, and traditional—why exclude it? The answer may lie in culture, not nutrition.

So, after all the drama about my patriotic kitchen knife (which got lost in transit, by the way), I figured I’d go ahead and trigger the Woke Quality Control Squad™ again—this time, with my garden watering can.

Yep. It’s made by a company that's right here in America, and it’s crafted from globally sourced, recyclable materials. And suddenly, because it’s not whittled from an American bald eagle’s femur, it’s apparently not really Made in the USA. 🦾🇺🇸

Similarly, these woke mobsters will humiliate us so-called "MAGA types," for buying our trucks from the Ford Motor Company, because all the parts are not sourced in America.

The internet has somehow decided that unless the dirt, the mold, and the molecules were all born and raised within U. S. borders, the product doesn’t count. Seriously? Chapin is an American company, employing American workers, manufacturing the product here, paying taxes here, and offering a sustainable product.

But, because they source recyclable plastic while cleaning up the ocean, I am somehow an idiot for buying American?

And, let me get this straight. You want to fight climate change, reduce waste, and buy from companies that are actually trying to do the right thing—but when a U. S. manufacturer does exactly that, you find a reason to complain?

AKA Rummage sales / estate sales / moving sales

Does this exist outside the USA? Is it a symptom of a decadent consumer culture & planned obsolescence? Is it "green" by reusing / repurposing what would otherwise be junked as trash? Have you ever had or visited one? Have your neighbors done it? Profit, loss or break even?