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Dear Friends, In the past year, I've received quite a number of questions on "Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" about fava beans, and where to obtain them. "The International Gourmet" in California has notified me that they are prepared to ship canned or frozen green fava beans, and when in season, the young pods (frozen). Furthermore, they also offer several recipes free of charge. If you decide to order fava beans, be sure to specify the small, immature, green beans, or, if available, the young pods. Young pods contain the most levodopa, even more than the beans inside, although the young beans are also a good source of levodopa. However, when the beans mature and dry, the levodopa content is diminished. Therefore, you must be careful to ask for the green, immature beans or pods. To contact The International Gourmet go to: http://www.intlgourmet.com/ Click on "Parkinson's patients click here" or: International Gourmet 32945 Cesena Street Temecula, California 92592 (909) 303-3836 Email: "[log in to unmask]" Please be aware that I have no personal knowledge of International Gourmet, nor do I receive any payment from them. I pass this information on for those who may wish to investigate for themselves. For more information on fava beans, please see: Fava Beans, levodopa and Parkinson's http://www.parkinson.org/fava.htm Fava Beans, A Natural Source of Levodopa http://www.parkinson.org/Favabeans02-19-02.htm Best regards, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" http://www.parkinson.org/ "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn