Grass Suggested As A Food For Human Consumption

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 87, 16 May 1949, Page 4

Grass Suggested As A Food For Human Consumption

It was suggested by Professor J. D. Bernal, at a recent meeting of the British Association, that we must find a means of turning a large amount of grass into human food. Behind this statement lies the fact that Government experts are already investigating the possibilities of using the fresh leaves o£ grass as a food. The leaves of grass contain protein of high value, which can be extracted by mechanical and chemical processes. Sausages, for example, can be made from grass protein. Some British doctors in a Japanese prisoner of war camp used a grass extract which had a marked therapeutic effect on those suffering from a deficiency of vitamin B, and scientists at the Rothamsted Experimental Station believe that with proper research about 2 pel cent of Britain’s protein needs could be supplied in this way.