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4 tips for eating beans without getting gas

Beans and other legumes, such as chickpeas, soybeans and lentils, can cause gas as they contain high amounts of raffinose, stachyose and verbascose, oligosaccharides that are not digested by the body, and can also cause bloating, abdominal discomfort and cramps. The oligosaccharides present in beans are used as food by intestinal bacteria, promoting fermentation and […]

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