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They make lovely squeezable tubes. I would suggest giving them a try! They are much better.

JoeAltmaier 6y ago
I guess I'm reluctant to eat acidic stuff out of plastic. But I suppose tin isn't much better. I just reduce my own tomatoes if I need paste.
- trcollinson 6y ago
  Oh! The tubes from Cento, which is a particular good brand, are metal. I understand the acidic substance from plastic concern. Though reducing your own is a good idea as well. If you grow the tomatoes they will be significantly better.
  - JoeAltmaier 6y ago
    They have that at WalMart! Sounds good, will give it a try. The case-of-12 description is a little concerning. Its apparently 'Adult Unisex'. Not sure what they think I'm going to do with the paste...
- 4gotunameagain 6y ago
  All cans are lined with plastic, also a reason why you shouldn't use metal utensils to scrape all the contents out of the can
  - JoeAltmaier 6y ago
    Enamel, surely?
- jiofih 6y ago
  They are all metal tubes, and I guess the lining, which is plastic, is exactly the same as in the cans.
  - coryrc 6y ago
    Possibly ironically, the plastic lining cans is usually toxic but regular tubes are made of polyethylene which is safe!
- riversflow 6y ago
  >I guess I'm reluctant to eat acidic stuff out of plastic. It might help to realize that plastics are extremely resistant to acids. Hazardous Industrial acid products, far stronger than anything a consumer can purchase, are stored in Polypropylene barrels. Generally speaking plastics are considerably more resistant to inorganic chemicals than even specially formulated metal alloys.[1](link even lists the resistant data for tomato juice :)) Additionally, metal used for canning is usually(always?) lined with plastic[2] to keep metals from leaching. Ironically canned foods with bpa liners are one of the biggest vectors of BPA intake we know of.[3] [1]https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/files/charts/LG%20CC.pdf https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/files/charts/LG%20CC.pdf [2]https://www.ewg.org/research/bpa-canned-food https://www.ewg.org/research/bpa-canned-food [3]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935116302407?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00139...
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I guess I'm reluctant to eat acidic stuff out of plastic. But I suppose tin isn't much better. I just reduce my own tomatoes if I need paste.

trcollinson 6y ago
Oh! The tubes from Cento, which is a particular good brand, are metal. I understand the acidic substance from plastic concern. Though reducing your own is a good idea as well. If you grow the tomatoes they will be significantly better.
- JoeAltmaier 6y ago
  They have that at WalMart! Sounds good, will give it a try. The case-of-12 description is a little concerning. Its apparently 'Adult Unisex'. Not sure what they think I'm going to do with the paste...
4gotunameagain 6y ago
All cans are lined with plastic, also a reason why you shouldn't use metal utensils to scrape all the contents out of the can
- JoeAltmaier 6y ago
  Enamel, surely?
jiofih 6y ago
They are all metal tubes, and I guess the lining, which is plastic, is exactly the same as in the cans.
- coryrc 6y ago
  Possibly ironically, the plastic lining cans is usually toxic but regular tubes are made of polyethylene which is safe!
riversflow 6y ago
>I guess I'm reluctant to eat acidic stuff out of plastic. It might help to realize that plastics are extremely resistant to acids. Hazardous Industrial acid products, far stronger than anything a consumer can purchase, are stored in Polypropylene barrels. Generally speaking plastics are considerably more resistant to inorganic chemicals than even specially formulated metal alloys.[1](link even lists the resistant data for tomato juice :)) Additionally, metal used for canning is usually(always?) lined with plastic[2] to keep metals from leaching. Ironically canned foods with bpa liners are one of the biggest vectors of BPA intake we know of.[3] [1]https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/files/charts/LG%20CC.pdf https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/files/charts/LG%20CC.pdf [2]https://www.ewg.org/research/bpa-canned-food https://www.ewg.org/research/bpa-canned-food [3]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935116302407?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00139...
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