Paul wrote: >Now I have never eliminated any black stuff (just some extremely rancid >brownish-gray ropes of mucous on occasion) Fine. Brag about it why don't ya. ;-) I usually only get the black stuff. And this without effort since I started juicing. I haven't been following this tread too closely. I had the idea, tho, that recent bad breath might be due to a bad batch of sprouts (or other tainted food). More and more, they say, store bought sprouts contain E. coli. Some more than others, but can't remember which. There's a site that talks about it. Don't listen to me, tho, I can't figure out my own bad smells. :-( Micke -- New raw-food lister