Episode 69:45

Bean There, Done That

The wrench, the beans and one polite cloud

Bolted shut.Bean sugars like raffinose are linked in a way your own enzymes can’t undo.
Right tool.Alpha-galactosidase, the wrench, unbolts them into simple sugars.
Leftovers.Whatever slips past, the crew ferments in the colon. Hence one small, dignified cloud.

Far-out fact

Beans carry sugars your own enzymes can’t break down. Alpha-galactosidase can. Whatever gets past, gut microbes ferment, and fermentation makes gas.

Starring