[tmoertel]

I was surprised they didn't try sprouting the beans before cooking. When a bean germinates, it converts sugars in storage forms to more usable forms. Given that the author seems to understand that gassiness is caused by being unable to digest FODMAPs, sprouting to reduce gassiness seems like an obvious hypothesis to test.

[nchmy]

This is the way. It also makes the nutrients more bioavailable (absorbable) AND creates new/extra vitamins and minerals. I don't understand the latter part.

Cultures around the world have been sprouting and fermenting forever, but most people have forgotten it.

[Suppafly]

>I was surprised they didn't try sprouting the beans before cooking. When a bean germinates, it converts sugars in storage forms to more usable forms.

I always assumed that was the point of the overnight soak, although I often do the 'quick soak' method that most bean bags describe where you bring them to a boil and then turn the heat off and let them soak for an hour before draining and cooking.

[azinman2]

How does one do that? Does it change the flavor / texture?

[cassianoleal]

IME, at least with black beans, overnight is enough. You don’t need to see the actual sprouts, you just need to kickstart the process.

It doesn’t change the taste, and you can control the texture by how long you cook them. Soaking also means it takes less time to cook.

Source: Brazilian who grew up eating black beans several times a week because it’s the number 1 staple there. Usually served in a creamy bean sauce and white rice for the full range of BCAAs - not that I understood that then, it was just delicious.

[nchmy]

I just did it in the past few days. Soak overnight in any container you want. Drain. Rinse it a couple times a day until sprouts form. Maybe a few days. I usually wait a few more so the sprouts are a few cm/one inch long.

[VladVladikoff]

There are lots of sprouting tutorials on YouTube. I used mason jars, soak the seeds for an hour or two, drain and leave the seeds in the jar damp. Rinse the seeds twice a day. Eventually they start to sprout.

[spike021]

Many years ago at a science-y summer camp as a child, this was a "project" we did. Not for the same purpose as suggested here but just to see how sprouting happens. Cool little experiment.