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Sport Canned Beans
- Thread starter theGOOCH
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Sport Fitness
I know that canned beans are somewhat high in sodium, but is most of that in the liquid they're packed in? So if I put them in a colander, drain out the liquid, rinse them and cook them in water that should substantially reduce the sodium content correct?
Pet peeve: it's salt, not sodium. If it were sodium, we'd all be dead by now.
As for your question, the nutritional label on the can lists the content of the food item as you will eat it, and it is assumed that you will not be drinking the packing water. The beans have most of their salt content from the packing liquid. If you wish to lower the amount of salt that you get from the beans, soak them in cold water for a while before eating them. The freshwater soak will remove some of the salt from the beans via osmosis.
Pet peeve: it's salt, not sodium. If it were sodium, we'd all be dead by now.
As for your question, the nutritional label on the can lists the content of the food item as you will eat it, and it is assumed that you will not be drinking the packing water. The beans have most of their salt content from the packing liquid. If you wish to lower the amount of salt that you get from the beans, soak them in cold water for a while before eating them. The freshwater soak will remove some of the salt from the beans via osmosis.
haha, you beat me to the osmosis thing. i was getting really excited because that was the only thing i learned in biology(bad teacher, bad class). o well, good response though haha
Well from the experiment I just did I have to say the label refers to everything edible in the package. My 12.5 net oz can of chunked chicken breast (nutritional facts list "about 6" 2 oz servings) weighed about 8.5 oz after draining the liquid and rinsing it.
Certainly this doesn't remove all the sodium, but it has to remove a good portion of it
Certainly this doesn't remove all the sodium, but it has to remove a good portion of it
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