Guest guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Canned beans are soaked and prepared properly to prevent flatulence because many people wouldn't buy beans if they made people fart a lot. All canned beans except eden brand contain the hormone disrupter BPA in the lining of the can and it leeches into the food...so choose carefully. - > > Can the canned beans be considered soaked & prepared, because it has > been sitting in saline water for a while? > > Thanks > -Dan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 But arnt canned bean processed at very high temperatures? I always thought of them as akin to pasturised milk. The high pressure and temps detroy the nutrient content. If they were indeed prepared properly, I dont think I would bother with making my own. Sita. > > Canned beans are soaked and prepared properly to prevent flatulence > because many people wouldn't buy beans if they made people fart a lot. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 They are cooked at higher temperatures, which does affect the protein quality but I don't know how much the vitamins are effected. The minerals are obviously still there, but certain B vitamins may be decreased a bit. Considering how long beans were traditionally cooked (probably like a whole day) they seem to retain there nutrients pretty well. They were even traditionally refried many times which seems like it would involve really high temps. But like I said most canned beans contain bisphenol-A (BPA) which is a very risky chemical that disrupts hormones. - > > > > Canned beans are soaked and prepared properly to prevent flatulence > > because many people wouldn't buy beans if they made people fart a lot. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 from p. 495 of NT - " High temperatures and pressures used in the canning process do reduce phytate content, but the danger is that such processing overdenatures proteins and other nutrients as the same time. Canned beans are best eaten sparingly. " --- In , " repent_kog_is_near " <repent_kog_is_near@...> wrote: > > Can the canned beans be considered soaked & prepared, because it has > been sitting in saline water for a while? > > Thanks > -Dan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Thanks for the research Carolyn.. In case of beans, is there a recommended high for heating/cooking, beyond which is too bad for the nutrients ? Thanks -Dan. > > > > Can the canned beans be considered soaked & prepared, because it has > > been sitting in saline water for a while? > > > > Thanks > > -Dan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 I called Eden Foods (the brand talked about in this thread) today. They say their organic beans are cooked @ 185F for 5 minutes. Does this sound reasonable (balancing cooking and avoiding over- cooking leading to nutirent-loss) Thanks -Dan. > > > > Can the canned beans be considered soaked & prepared, because it has > > been sitting in saline water for a while? > > > > Thanks > > -Dan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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