How come eating raw lentils and beans is bad for you but raw sprouted lentils and beans are good for you?

Question

Aren’t lentils and beans unsafe and even poisonous to eat raw? What about sprouting them makes them safe to eat raw?

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Answer 1

Raw lentils and beans contain lectin, which is the chemical that causes diarrhea. It’s mostly found in the seed coat. When a seed sprouts, it consumes the seed coat, which breaks down the lectin making it safer to eat.