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Hi everybody. Are "Italian broad beans" also called fava beans? Someone once recommended them to us as well. Hmmm...any bean experts out there? J. On Wed, 30 Nov 1994, Ronald F. Vetter wrote: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >