some of the artificial sweeteners take advantage of this - there's at least one that's simply cane sugar, selected for left-handedness. Ends up being similar enough that we get the 'taste benefits', and with identical physical properties (melting point, behavior under heat, behavior in a mixture), but.. we don't get the nutritional 'values' of it.
It's in the stack of Wired, which means it's probably a beta of a good idea being presented as a product, but still, it's a fairly good idea of what you got.
Also, William Sleator did some work with it in The Boy Who Reversed Himself, which ties into the delightfully wacky Interstellar Pig
In William Sleator's version of handedness - ketchup, when reversed, tastes like ambrosia, addictively so, in fact, but has zero nutritional value..
Intriguing lines of thought indeed, and a pair of wonderful books. Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
It's in the stack of Wired, which means it's probably a beta of a good idea being presented as a product, but still, it's a fairly good idea of what you got.
Also, William Sleator did some work with it in The Boy Who Reversed Himself, which ties into the delightfully wacky Interstellar Pig
In William Sleator's version of handedness - ketchup, when reversed, tastes like ambrosia, addictively so, in fact, but has zero nutritional value..
Intriguing lines of thought indeed, and a pair of wonderful books. Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979