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  • From: "georg parlow" <georg@email-me.at>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: The Lost Crops of the Incas
  • Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 14:58:43 +0100


> content. Do you have to rinse the seed before feeding it to livestock?
Will
> the bitter compound cause eggs or milk to taste off? I have heard there
are
> some varieties that have less of this compound. The idea of rinsing off so

rule of thumb: the whiter the seed, the less saponins are present - some
really white varieties (e.g. faro) are practically bitter-free)

regards
gp





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