Before your next pot of pintos, learn if a common cooking ingredient could reduce gas.
Wouldn’t it be great to get to enjoy beans without the uncomfortable side effects and noisy parting gifts?
Luckily, asimple pantry staplemight be able to help.
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Why Beans Cause Gas
We all know that beans produce gas, but why?
The main reason is their high fiber content and unique composition of carbohydrates.
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Thehigh fiber of beansadds to this problem, as our digestive processes fiber in the same way.
This also helps the beans cook faster, preventing nutrient loss and preserving enzymes and compounds that aid digestion.
Some enzymes involved inbreaking down oligosaccharidesfunction more effectively at a more alkaline pH.
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Use no more than 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda for every cup of dried beans.
