Re: Indian Scientists Use Radiation to Cure Flatulence

["Gerald Nicholls" <GNICHOLL@dep.state.nj.us>]

All of this report seemed pretty reasonable until I got to:



"Using standard food treatment technology, they irradiated samples of

mung beans, chickpeas, black-eyed beans and red kidney beans with a

low-intensity gamma-ray, before giving the beans their standard two day

soak prior to cooking. "



Can anyone verify that beans used in Indian cuisine are routinely soaked for two days prior to cooking?  This seems like a very long time, certainly long enough for fermentation to begin, particularly in the warmer regions of the country.



Gerald Nicholls









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