[quote=scaredyclassic]I bought a bag of organic cacao nibs.
Ingredients, 100 percent cacao
Bag had a warning label saying there was something that caused cancer.
The bag?
The nibs?
Air?[/quote]
Almost every plant produces something to deter predators – in fact, many things that humans like, such as spicy peppers, mint, etc are actually supposed to be unappealing and discourage animals from eating the plants that produce them. Many produce mutagens (cancer causing agents) – think of taxol, vinca alkaloids or poisons like belladonna. Here is a link to an article about all the (naturally occurring) carcinogens in Thanksgiving dinner: https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/153941243/ACSH-Holiday-Dinner-Menu
Fruit generally has fewer of these things because plants want fruits to be consumed. For this reason I haven’t been terribly committed to shoving large amounts of vegetables into my children, but I do encourage fruit.
