Pondering
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 Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 7:30 am Post subject: Is the sodium in baked beans cans mostly in the sauce? |
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Just wondering
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Chris71
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 7:46 am Post subject: |
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Yes indeed. Same goes for the sugar.
Without the sauce, it would be ...
"beans beans, good for your heart,
beans beans, make you fart" |
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ClumsyNinja
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Hello
I work somewhere that actually makes baked beans. The beans themselves are soaked in water for around 18 hours, before being drained and blanched in hot water. They are drained and then filled into the can. The sauce is prepared with salt (sodium) and sugar (and tomato puree, water, spices, starch etc) and is then filled into the can with the beans before seaming and heat processing.
The sodium is in the sauce but the beans contine to absorb liquid during the heat processing treatment and for a short period afterwards so some of the sauce is absorbed by the beans (including the sodium and sugar). The amount of salt and sugar in baked beans is actually quite low, and has been reduced further in the last few years, and baked beans are actually quite a healthy option as they are low in fat and sugar and a good source of fibre and protein. I could go on, but I'll resist the urge!
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mushroo
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome reply from an expert!
Additionally I'll mention that if you purchase a slow cooker (aka "crock pot", available very inexpensively at yard/tag sales) it is incredibly easy to make your own beans at home, using as much or as little sodium as you like. |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: Is the sodium in baked beans cans mostly in the sauce? |
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| Pondering wrote: | | Just wondering |
If you have a can of something like beans and you want less sodium, rinsing them in a colander under water flowing from a faucet in the kitchen sink will wash away some of the salt. |
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