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What foods do not come from living things?

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Minerals of different kinds are essential components of the diet, but perhaps not food per se. Salt (NaCl), Calcium (Ca), Potassium (K), can all be found in living things, but also in mineral deposits that are mined for use in food. read more

The two big counter-examples of things which are non-living but important to eat are water and salt. Yeah, we drink water, but eating, say, lettuce is basically eating water. The food we eat primarily has C, H, O, N, P, and S. Salt is an exception again. read more

One alternatively argue that anything non-cellular, even though it might have been produced by living things, is itself not alive, nor has it ever been alive, which would allow you to throw in most of what we derive energy from, once properly process (carbs, protein, and fat are all non-cellular). read more

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