"Dave Liquorice" Wrote in message:
On Tue, 22 May 2018 13:44:58 +0100 (GMT+01:00), Jim K wrote:

(*) Heat will rupture the red cells/denature the protiens and
release
the iron held in the haemaglobin. You then end up with a
effectively
a rust stain which will be very hard to remove.

Too late for that. The detergent in the Fairy Liquid will already
have
ruptured the cells.

hum, the detergent or the salt?

But without the heat explicitly mentioned?

Hopefully most or all of the iron is still bound into the haemaglobin
even if the cells are ruptured. The heat causes the protien structure
to unfold/fall apart which allows the iron to escape.


We know this, hugely ignorant doesn't...
--
Jim K


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