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Kidney beans
Family:
Fabaceae
Scientific Name:
Phaseolus vulgaris
Toxic Parts:
all
Toxins:
lectins
Flower Color:
Found:
gardens, crops
Geographical Distribution
Kidney Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris
Broad beans, faba beans
8
/ 10
Raw or uncooked kidney beans (
Phaseolus vulgaris
) contain high amounts of phytohemagglutinin, a type of lectin (sugar-based protein) which is toxic if eaten. They are only safe to feed poultry if fully cooked.
Symptoms
appetite loss
diarrhea
dehydration
dilated pupils
elevated heart rate
death
References
Myer, R. O.
Protein utilization and toxic effects of raw beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in diets for young pigs and evaluation of heat processed cull beans including extruded cull bean-soybean mixtures in diets for y
PhD thesis, Texas A&M Univ, Kingsville (Diss Abstr Int 42b, 1826
(1981)
Desai, I. D.
Effect of kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) on plasma tocopherol-level and its relation to nutritional muscular dystrophy in the chick.
Nature, 209(5025), 810
(1966)
Hintz, H. F.; Hogue, D. E.
Kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and the effectiveness of vitamin E for prevention of nutritional muscular dystrophy in the chick.
J Nutr, 84 283-287
(1964)
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