Green Beans
Vegetables is healthy, and most of the species are also perfect for raw eating. An exception to green beans, such as Bush or runner beans. They contain a toxic Protein called Phasin. The substance causes the red blood cells in the body stick together. The consequences: Nausea, headache, vomiting, and diarrhea. Larger quantities are consumed raw beans, it can also lead to fatal poisoning. As a particularly vulnerable children are weight due to their low body.
Important therefore: beans, always cook at least ten minutes in bubbling water. The toxic Protein is largely destroyed. Blanc tilting here, the water is always – also in larger quantities Phasin can plug.