Edible Gold Leaf is the Priciest Food Ever

The very notion that the pricey commodity like gold is in trend only for jewelry and investment purpose needs a revision as it has led to the production of world’s most expensive food as well. The world’s priciest food list complied by Fortune Small Business, a group publication of business magazine Fortune features edible gold leaf as the most luxurious food demanding a price tag of $15,000 per pound. To erase all your doubts, likewise calcium and iron it is safe to eat gold. If you had a chance to make presence in hi-end parties then you must have noticed gold drops on Champagne glasses or signature martinis. If this seems too pricey to you then do consider a small shaker sprinkled with 23K gold and valued at $30 while the one carrying 25 small sheets of gold leaf demands $75.

Further, the second place is in the list of world’s most expensive foods is bagged by white truffles costing $6,000 a pound followed by caviar on third place at $1,500 a pound.