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As a toxin, it can cause poisoning in monogastric animals, such as humans, through the consumption of raw or improperly prepared legumes, e.g., beans.Measured in haemagglutinating units (hau), a raw red kidney bean may contain up to 70,000 hau, but this is reduced to between 200 and 400 hau when properly cooked. [5]
Kidney beans, cooked by boiling, are 67% water, 23% carbohydrates, 9% protein, and contain negligible fat.In a 100-gram reference amount, cooked kidney beans provide 532 kJ (127 kcal) of food energy, and are a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of protein, folate (33% DV), iron (22% DV), and phosphorus (20% DV), with moderate amounts (10–19% DV) of thiamine, copper, magnesium ...
Common beans in moderate temperature regions are victims of halo blights. Main hosts are lima beans, red kidney bean, cranberry yellow eye field beans, snap beans, scarlet runner, kudzu vine and common P.vulgaris. [2] Halo blight is affected by environment factors and enter through plant injuries or natural openings. [3]
Some kinds of raw beans contain a harmful, flavourless toxin: the lectin phytohaemagglutinin, which must be destroyed by cooking. Red kidney beans are particularly toxic, but other types also pose risks of food poisoning. Even small quantities (4 or 5 raw beans) may cause severe stomachache, vomiting, and diarrhea.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25599185/ If you lurk on social media long enough, you’re bound to find a post that warns you off eating foods high in lectins.
Physostigma venenosum, the Calabar bean or ordeal bean, is a leguminous plant, Endemic to tropical Africa, with a seed poisonous to humans.It derives the first part of its scientific name from a curious beak-like appendage at the end of the stigma, in the centre of the flower; this appendage, though solid, was supposed to be hollow (hence the name from φῦσα, a bladder, and stigma).
When you eat a half-cup of cooked, unsalted red kidney beans, the USDA FoodData Central says you'll consume about: 113 calories. 8 grams of protein. 20 grams of carbohydrates. 7 grams of fiber. 0 ...
Nutrition (Per ½ cup serving): Calories: 120 Fat: 1.5 g (Saturated fat: 0 g) Sodium: 200 mg Carbs:18 g (Fiber: 5 g, Sugar: 0 g) Protein: 9 g. With an impressive 9 grams of protein and 5 grams of ...