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A comment on Common Bean Myths (2006).

Re:Common Bean Myths (2006) by Zababa on Thursday November 04, 2021 @01:30PM (#29110084)
PSA: don't eat beans while they are cooking, you will get stomach cramps and vomit.
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Re:Common Bean Myths (2006) by yissp on Thursday November 04, 2021 @05:42PM (#29112864)
Probably the toxin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytohaemagglutinin which requires cooking the beans for a while to destroy
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Re:Common Bean Myths (2006) by peanut_worm on Thursday November 04, 2021 @07:47PM (#29113834)
were they kidney beans?
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Re:Common Bean Myths (2006) by Zababa on Thursday November 04, 2021 @08:17PM (#29114041)
Yes, they were.
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Re:Common Bean Myths (2006) by peanut_worm on Thursday November 04, 2021 @10:47PM (#29114936)
it mentions it in the article but they are particularly toxic when uncooked
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