robloblawrobloblaw@mastodon.social
Sep 20, 2026, 4:51 AM@mwt
Is it because of the deliciously neurotoxic hexane used to make it?
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/08/03/18613829.php
Does local tofu have hexane residue rules?
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MWTmwt@mastodon.nzSep 20, 2026, 9:14 AM@robloblaw I took a quick look around via search engine (whatever Vivaldi uses), and see that hexane is widely used to extract oil from seeds. So, that would make all vegetarian cooking oils a concern.
I don't think it carries over to tofu though. For one, tofu isn't about separating out the oil from the rest of the soybean. Making it at home from whole soybeans is pretty simple and has been done for thousands of years without using hexane. So I'm disinclined to become alarmed about it in my store-bought tofu (whether made domestically or otherwise).