I was just sent some items from a friend in PA. I don't know where she got the packing peanuts, but they were the potato/starch kind. I touched one to my tongue and it dissolved - no taste. I put one in a dish of water - it dissappeared when immursed. If a ferret ate some of this, it wouldn't even be filling - it just dissolves into practically nothing. Thought you all might like to know. Pam [Posted in FML issue 1266]