A few new foods?
#86067 - 07/03/04 08:43 PM
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What say you about
Chana Dal
and
Hummus (chick pea)?
Soluable fiber?
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There are quite a few recipes for hummus in the recipe forum, if that's what you're looking for. 
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Hi - both chana dal and chick peas have soluble fiber interiors, and insoluble fiber exteriors (this is pretty much true for all legumes). But, there's a lot more of the soluble fiber, so if you cook the beans well, and even better if you mash them well, they can be really tolerable. If you're new to beans start slowly, try Beano, and gradually increase your amount so you become more proficient at digesting the raffinose (bean sugar) that can cause gas.
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Doesn't "jive" with what I've learned. I wrote Rick Mendosa (the gi/gl guy) and asked him what he could find out for me on the amount of / type of fibers in these
items. Here is his response. Too much insoluable for me I see.
He writes:
"The split between soluble and insoluble fiber is available for very few foods. The only source I know is a booklet by James W. Anderson, "Plant Fiber in Foods." It does include cooked chick peas: 3.5 total fiber per 100 grams, of which 0.4 is soluble. Chana dal is probably pretty close."
David Mendosa: formerly known as Rick Mendosa
email: mendosa@mendosa.com Phone: (831) 688-5300
Office: 238 Coronado Dr., Aptos, CA 95003-4011
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