If you swallow beans like you swallow pills will you still get the same amount of protien?

[JamielovesKU]

Ok, so I absolutely despise eating beans I will get sick if I chew em up and swallow em so I want to try swallowing them like pills will a fill glass of water, will I still get the same amount of protein? Thanks.

[animalwithin]

Protein is not broken down in the mouth, it begins its digestion in the stomach and then further in the small intestine. Therefore swallowing or chewing beans will have no effect on your body's ability to extract the protein in them. A word of caution, we chew for a reason. Don't make it a habit to swallow foods whole just because you don't like the taste. You'd be better off finding other food sources with even higher protein amounts that you will actually chew.

[JamielovesKU]

Makes sense thanks :)

[animalwithin]

You're welcome, thanks for the BA!

[beastman88]

disgestion begins in the mouth, go back to school

[animalwithin]

Digestion of PROTEINS begins in the stomach not the mouth. Protein degrading enzymes known as proteases as well as HCl are found in the stomach. Seeing as I'm in med school, don't know what better source to turn to. Perhaps you should do research or go to school yourself before you made dumbass comments of which you have no clue about. Peace :)

[beastman88]

depends what type of beans, really if you don't like them don't eat them. please don't swallow uncooked beans some of them are actually toxic if you don't cook them, like kidney beans, and you could choke. nuts have lots of protein, yogurt, protein powder, oatmeal, hemp hearts have an insane amount of plant protein I never buy it because it really expensive, eggs, lean beef, chicken, fish etc etc etc

[animalwithin]

Digestion of PROTEINS begins in the stomach not the mouth. Protein degrading enzymes known as proteases as well as HCl, both required to break down proteins, are found in the stomach not the mouth. Seeing as I'm in med school, don't know what better source to turn to. Perhaps you should do research or go to school yourself before you make dumbass comments of which you have no clue about. Peace :)

[beastman88]

thats up for debate, saliva is a digestive enzyme, all digestion begins in the mouth

[beastman88]

cant digest something without first putting it in you mouth or I suppose a tube that connects to your stomach

[animalwithin]

Lol I'm not even going to argue about this. Get yourself to med school and maybe then you can "debate"

[Analemma]

Yes, chewing is just to make food easier to swallow... It's all still getting to your digestive system. You might want to try different kinds of beans or alternative sources of protein and fiber if you really hate them that much? There are so many different kinds and ways to prepare, etc...

[Dandeus]

Chewing is not just to make swallowing easier. It increases the surface area of the food in your stomach to help it break down easier and faster.

[Anonymous]

Cooked beans or not? I'd imagine your stomach acid would be able to break down a cooked bean even if you didn't chew it, but I think dry beans that haven't been cooked would take too long to break down and would pass through your system without much benefit to you.

[bubble_gumblonde]

Don't swallow uncooked beans! It can be really dangerous. Lectin causes food poisoning, which is why people both have to soak AND cook them. I'd say swallowing them cooked is fine, but never uncooked.

[kheserthorpe]

I'd suggest another approach, perhaps using them pureed in other things.

Can I ask why you are trying to force feed yourself beans for protein given that they don't even have that much protein?

[JamielovesKU]

I was told they had a lot of protein so I figured Id ask.

[kheserthorpe]

By vegan standards they have a lot. Lentils have a lot more than most.

What dietary restrictions do you have?

[JamielovesKU]

I don't have any restrictions I was just curious

[kheserthorpe]

Stick with meat, eggs, yogurt, nuts, etc.

[UlsterScot]

If you are saying raw beans unchewed and uncooked, no. The shell can survive stomach acid like corn.

[bh6676r942]

The way you're describing it I would think so if you eat them raw

[snowangle]

Try eggs instead. They have much more protein.