Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Why are soybeans something that cannot be eaten raw? I have been eating a product called Edamame, it does have sea salt in it but still only 260 mg of sodium per 1/2 cup. I thought these were raw, but maybe they aren't. Pam On 1/20/07, SV <shavig wrote: > Beans are certainly something you have to be careful eating raw, especially > soybeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I was told there is a toxin in raw soybeans that must be cooked. Don't know what it does to the body or if the guy was truthful. And yes, Edamae is steamed soybeans. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Thanks for answering. So if Edamae is steamed... does that make it okay to eat? I hate to be so silly about things, but by the time I find it on the internet I usually forget why I wanted ot know in the first place!! Pamd On 1/20/07, SV <shavig wrote: I was told there is a toxin in raw soybeans that must be cooked. Don't know > what it does to the body or if the guy was truthful. And yes, Edamae is > steamed soybeans. > > S > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hello, I am new to the group. I have been on raw for about a year now. David Wolfe, advices against eating any raw beans and legumes. They contain toxins that are being destroyed in cooking, but not if we eat them raw. Here is what he says about soybeans specifically: " Soy beans are the least coarse of all beans. They contain more fat, relative to protein. However, soy oils (such as partially hydrogenated soybean oil) have an anti thyroid effect that slows down the thyroid, leading to a slower metabolism and weight gain. " Thanks Iris in San Francisco rawfood , " pam dalessandro " <pamdalessandro wrote: > > Thanks for answering. So if Edamae is steamed... does that make it > okay to eat? I hate to be so silly about things, but by the time I > find it on the internet I usually forget why I wanted ot know in the > first place!! Pamd > > On 1/20/07, SV <shavig wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was told there is a toxin in raw soybeans that must be cooked. Don't know > > what it does to the body or if the guy was truthful. And yes, Edamae is > > steamed soybeans. > > > > S > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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