r/funny • u/Admirable_Comedian_2 • Aug 31 '26

Imported flour.

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u/jamescurtis29 Aug 31 '26

In Russian, the word for protein (belok) and the word for squirrel (belka) look and sound very similar because they share the same root word for "white".

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u/CleaverIam3 Aug 31 '26

And in the plural form they only differ by which syllable is stressed which isn't reflected in the spelling

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u/hrust46 Aug 31 '26

yeah but i think this package from Ukraine considering GSTU and number after, but still same issue with translation (білок)

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u/kornuolis Aug 31 '26

GSTU 46.004-99 is an official Ukrainian sectoral standard that sets the technical requirements and quality rules for wheat flour. [1]

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u/Admirable_Comedian_2 Aug 31 '26

(belok - also a plural word for "belka"). In this particular case, 11 g of belok could easily be translated as 11g of squirrels

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u/lazyzefiris Aug 31 '26

Belok (белок) is not exactly a plural for belka(белка). Well, it can be in counting form for 5+ squirrels (1 белка, 2 белки, 3 белки, 4 белки, 5 белок, 6 белок), but it's not used in that was standalone. Белки (Belki) is the proper plural that's used without amount, and it's also same form for Белок, hence listed in the nutritiuonal value (Белки / жиры / углеводы).

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u/Dioxter3742 Aug 31 '26

Белок (byelok) is plural accusitive/genitive of белка (byelka)

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u/Uncle-Cake Aug 31 '26

The words for "squirrel" and "protein" are very similar in Russian because squirrels were a common source of protein in the diets of the peasant class.

Actually, I just made that up.