Re:My experiments with sprouting legumes
by Zababa on Monday June 21, 2021 @03:59PM
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Also, don't eat legumes that have just been soaked or that are still cooking, you'll get a huge stomachache. I learned this the hard way while tasting kidney beans while they were cooking.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_bean#Toxicity
It can be worse than a stomach ache.
"As few as five raw beans or a single undercooked kidney bean can cause severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pains."
That's nuts, though I don't understand why undercooked beans would be worse than raw beans, and not the other way round. Maybe the two claims are from different sources.
Re:My experiments with sprouting legumes
by whatshisface on Monday June 21, 2021 @07:25PM
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Your digestive system may not get at the raw bean as quickly or at all.
All legumes are toxic by default, and some are very toxic.
Leguminosae is a big family and they are masters on alkaloid design. This is the main reason why we made our bread from cereals and not from legume flour. Cereals are more safe to manipulate because their defense is physical, not chemical.
Oh man I got poisoned by some bought canned kidney beans used in a salad, and it wasn't pretty.
Re:My experiments with sprouting legumes
by lucioperca on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @04:11AM
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They were probably spoiled. Canned beans are pressure cooked.
Yeah, I thought canned beans would be cooked and fine. But I guess one bad one can get through.