Rex Harrill <[log in to unmask]>: >Tom, I've been researching the canavanine issue. However, the possibility >that the baby sprout was producing any escaped me. My assumption had been >that all canavanine measurable in sprouts was generated by the mother plant >when she made the seed. > >If you're saying what I think you're saying, could you give me a pointer or >two so I can read up on it? Tom: After a bit of thought I suspect you are right. It is saponin that increases after sprouting, and peaks around day 6-7 - the most common time for eating them. My major paper on sprouting in the articles section of living-foods.com, provides a citation on saponin. (Sorry that I can't do the cite from memory - I found it a long time ago and it would require some effort to find in my files). Tom Billings