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hyde
07-06-2009, 11:16 AM
All right, I've noticed this twice now - sometimes, when I make green smoothies - and I use perfectly fresh organic produce each time - they have a smell like a sewer!! Is it certain combinations? Both times I've used spinach in them, and they taste lovely but smell completely foul!
Veganforlife
07-06-2009, 11:25 AM
Hey! What else are you putting in them?
hyde
07-06-2009, 01:52 PM
Hey! What else are you putting in them?

The one this morning had just mango and lime. I don't remember the previous one though, since it was about two weeks ago ...
Veganforlife
07-06-2009, 02:01 PM
I don't know then. Maybe it wasn't a rancid smell, but a smell you are not used to?

In any case? Hold your nose and drink away! LOL! :D:eek:
hyde
07-06-2009, 02:31 PM
I don't know then. Maybe it wasn't a rancid smell, but a smell you are not used to?

In any case? Hold your nose and drink away! LOL! :D:eek:

Oh I did! It was delicious, but I definitely had to hold my nose, LOL :D:D
contessa20
07-06-2009, 02:32 PM
I have that issue when I put coconut water in mine. It makes it smell rather like vomit to me.
hyde
07-06-2009, 02:49 PM
I have that issue when I put coconut water in mine. It makes it smell rather like vomit to me.

... don't know if I'll ever be using coconut water, then. :D I don't think I could stomach that, holding my nose or not..!
contessa20
07-06-2009, 04:13 PM
... don't know if I'll ever be using coconut water, then. :D I don't think I could stomach that, holding my nose or not..!

I don't know what the deal is either. I LOVE coconut water on its own and in other things but mixed into a smoothie there's just a weird vomit smell. It tastes good though so I do still use it once in awhile. I prefer OJ though. :D
T-Bird
07-06-2009, 04:30 PM
maybe it's your breath reflected back to you???

I put some sprout in a smoothie once - it smelled terrible after a short peroid of time.....didn't do that again....
hyde
07-06-2009, 06:35 PM
I wonder if it's all not just some weird chemical reactions between the foods? ;@_@
philmwri
07-06-2009, 08:44 PM
That's weird because i use mango and lime in my smoothies and it smells like heaven.Lime gives everything it's added to a good smell.

I think hyde is right maybe it was a chemical reaction between the foods.Try the smoothie again but buy a diiferent brand of mango and lime and see if it taste better.
hyde
07-07-2009, 03:49 PM
That's weird because i use mango and lime in my smoothies and it smells like heaven.Lime gives everything it's added to a good smell.

I think hyde is right maybe it was a chemical reaction between the foods.Try the smoothie again but buy a diiferent brand of mango and lime and see if it taste better.

I think it's something about the lime and spinach together, rather than the lime and mango~.