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That has to be sarcasm, right? Beans and spinach are the worst vegetable re: mineral absorption. Don't eat a ton of beans if you care about your iron or magnes
by sph 2y ago
That has to be sarcasm, right? Beans and spinach are the worst vegetable re: mineral absorption.
Don't eat a ton of beans if you care about your iron or magnesium levels.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytic_acid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytic_acid
"Phytic acid and phytate have a strong binding affinity to the dietary minerals calcium, iron, and zinc, inhibiting their absorption in the small intestine. It is also present in many legumes, cereals, and grains."
These are chemical bio-defenses developed by the plant to stop being eaten. Cooking reduces the levels somewhat, but it's like suggesting to eat Fugu to increase your Omega 3 levels. There are better sources.
- loa_in_ 2y agoI hope you know that while it's true what you say, the effects last for as little as two hours. You can eat black beans for one meal and your next meal won't be affected.
- sph 2y agoWell of course, the effect lasts as long as the food in question is being digested. The point is, it impacts the absorption of nutrients in the same meal, and the quantity of nutrients found in beans is exaggerated given that other compounds impair their absorption.
- hombre_fatal 2y agoYou need to be more quantitative if you want to make the point you’re making. Fear of anti nutrients is usually a comorbitity of spending too much time in certain social media circles, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600777/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600777/ If magnesium from plants is so hard to come by due to scary chemicals, how come it’s not a nutrient of concern for plant based eaters? They tend to have better magnesium levels if anything. Random example: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15454974/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15454974/