Information: Beans, Gas & Sea Vegetables

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When cooking beans, put kombu in the cooking water. It will not only

expedite the cooking process, but will improve beans' digestibility by

reducing the chemicals that can cause flatulence. It contains a

natural glutamic acid, a tenderizer that helps beans cook quickly and

makes them more digestible.

 

Beans have an unhappy reputation of creating an embarrassing byproduct

of smelly gas. This gas which consists mainly of nitrogen and carbon

dioxide, is the byproduct of bacteria in the intestine breaking down

the complex carbohydrates in the beans. Here is a flatulence rating

for beans from the highest gas-producing to the least:

 

1. soybeans

2. pink beans

3. black beans

4. pinto beans

5. small white beans

6. great northern beans

7. baby lima beans

8. chick peas

9. large lima beans

10. black-eyed peas.

 

 

Jim

 

" When your cat has fallen asleep on your lap and looks utterly content

and adorable, you will suddenly have to go to the bathroom " .

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, " Jim " <jdsears669> wrote:

> When cooking beans, put kombu in the cooking water. It will not only

> expedite the cooking process, but will improve beans' digestibility by

> reducing the chemicals that can cause flatulence. It contains a

> natural glutamic acid, a tenderizer that helps beans cook quickly and

> makes them more digestible.

>

> Beans have an unhappy reputation of creating an embarrassing byproduct

> of smelly gas. This gas which consists mainly of nitrogen and carbon

> dioxide, is the byproduct of bacteria in the intestine breaking down

> the complex carbohydrates in the beans. Here is a flatulence rating

> for beans from the highest gas-producing to the least:

>

> 1. soybeans

> 2. pink beans

> 3. black beans

> 4. pinto beans

> 5. small white beans

> 6. great northern beans

> 7. baby lima beans

> 8. chick peas

> 9. large lima beans

> 10. black-eyed peas.

>

>

> Jim

>

> " When your cat has fallen asleep on your lap and looks utterly content

> and adorable, you will suddenly have to go to the bathroom " .

> Unknown