We already know that beans cause, well, everything from a slight rumble to a major quake in the gut. In fact, it's such a gaseous problem that researchers have been trying to figure out ways to reduce the amount of the complex sugar oligosaccharide in the beans themselves. However, until that research is complete, perhaps you can avoid the embarassment by remembering which beans cause the greatest amount of rumble in the gut. The beans are listed from highest to lowest (highest oligosaccharide content, therefore causing the most gas):
- Soybeans - watch out for that edamame hummus!
- Peas
- Black beans and pinto beans
- White beans
- Great Northern beans
- Lima beans
- Garbanzo beans (aka ceci beans or chickpeas)
- Black eyed peas

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6-05-2006 @5:32PM Camille Bauman said... Beans, beans the musical fruit
the more you eat, the more you toot
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6-05-2006 @7:32PM luci luciano said... Garbanzo beans are extremley high in gas. You have this at the lowest. It should be the highest.
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