sallyg said:Oddball thing here- I once (way back in my youth) wondered if I could help my plants by spraying them with cooking spray- Pam for example for baking, - you know, horticultural oil exists so why not lol- and found the leaves fried nicely in hot sun. So I could imagine experimenting with spraying individual plants on hot summer mornings with cooking spray and letting the leafy part get fried up. Again, repeat for total kill. But seems very non toxic and biodegradeable.
Open to comments on this...
Me thinks PAM is more than oil.
The main ingredient in Pam cooking spray is canola oil, known to be low in saturated fat, high in polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fatty acids. Canola oil is produced from the rapeseed plant which has been genetically modified to be resistant to pests, herbicides, and weather. The safety of genetically modified foods has come under fire due to adverse side effects, and most health-conscious consumers prefer to avoid (Genetically Modified Organisms) GMOs when choosing food for their family. GMOs are notorious for causing a multitude of cancers and other life-threatening diseases, in order to for the producer to make products larger, faster, and more appealing.
Soy lecithin is another ingredient in Pam cooking spray. Soy is another genetically modified plant; 91% of all soy products in the US are GMOs, according to the USDA. Lecithin is an emulsifier and helps hold the ingredients together. Derived from the soybean plant, soy lecithin is the part that's left over following extraction of soybean oil. The Soy Info Center describes it as a brownish sludge which is then processed with hydrogen peroxide and finally extracted using acetone.
Pam cooking spray is produced by the food manufacturing giant, ConAgra, which has come under fire recently for using genetically modified foods in its "all natural" brands.
Of additional concern are the propellants used in spray cans. Cooking sprays typically contain hydrocarbons, highly flammable substances, which should not be used near an open flame. According to ConAgra, the specific hydrocarbons used in Pam cooking spray are food-grade, FDA approved, butane and propane.
