I do not have the reference but read that Italian broad beans have several hundred milligrams of l-dopa per serving. Does there exist information on foods containing l-dopa? Perhaps a university research project could investigate this inexpensive source of l-dopa in the beans specifically cited - and other foods. Perhaps a grant could be obtained from the Deparartment of Agriculture. Does anyone have info relevant to this? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald F. Vetter <[log in to unmask]> 2105 Camino el Canon Ridgecrest, CA 93556-7656 619/375-7364 ----------------------------------------------------------------