Guest guest Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 You know, Francesca, I have always wondered how that myth got started. Looking at my spreadsheet, I see it takes 10 oz of raw beans to get the IOM methionine req't for 155# and does not match up with the "ideal", if you will. I've always wondered what amino I need to "balance" with rice? If I wanted to "moderate" the aminos I'd need some egg to bring up the methionine/cystine. Of course, we can get all our aminos from veggies. I just find it curious that the idea of mixing beans and rice still persists. Now that I look closely at it mozzarella cheese seems the best to bring up the lysine, certainly not rice. AA's for mungos are very close to pinto or black beans. Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: Francesca Skelton support group Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 7:21 AM Subject: [ ] FW: Mungo beans Here's a breakdown of the nutrients in 1 cup of dried, not yet cooked mungobeans:The part above the table, starting with "excellent choice" were notes I madeto myself after looking at the nutrient composition.The part starting at "Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw", and on down (thetable) is from the most recent version of the USDA nutrient tables.Well, at a very minimum, this ought to stop any nonsense about not beingable to get enough protein on a vegan diet (however, I would combine themwith brown rice or another whole grain to improve the protein quality). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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