Tag: chemistry
Why are there sulfites in wine?
While drinking wine or cider, you may have noticed on the label of the bottle that it says “contains sulphites”. The idea of adding it to wine dates back several…
Strychnine: what is it?
Strychnine is a alkaloid indolent extremely toxic extract from the nuts from the vomit (Strychnos nux vomica). Very famous as poison, it comes in the form of odorless and colorless…