John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

Do chickpeas contain lectins?

In fact, the very common legumes like lentils, beans, and chickpeas contain a rich quantity of natural lectins. Lectins are found almost in the entire legume family including your favorite beans. Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is not. Raw legumes such as uncooked beans, peanuts and chickpeas, for example, contain toxic lectins which …

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Do chickpeas make you bloat?

Chickpeas cause gas and bloating, mainly due to the high amount of fiber they contain, and also indigestible oligosaccharides in the form of raffinose. You can reduce the possibility of this legume making you gassy, by reducing the quantity you consume. You might also want to cook them well before eating. Can chickpeas cause bloating? …

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Do chickpeas cause gas?

Chickpeas cause gas and bloating, mainly due to the high amount of fiber they contain, and also indigestible oligosaccharides in the form of raffinose. You can reduce the possibility of this legume making you gassy, by reducing the quantity you consume. You might also want to cook them well before eating. Consuming a lot of …

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