ginny wilken wrote:
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> It's a term, perhaps misused, for a food not containing all of the 
> amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize out of others. I'd 
> question whether any such food is biologically appropriate, at least 
> as a staple, and not the occasional nibble while out hunting the real 
> stuff.
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Thanks all for info.
I've decided that my original opinion was best, and beans aren't protein.

They may qualify as fodder, but they are not food.

Those vegetarians have a lot to answer for.

William