Experts have confirmed that legumes can combat climate change in a way that the rest of the plants do, as bean plants and lentils can absorb nitrogen directly from the air, according to the “Business Insider” website.
Legumes with bacteria on their roots work to pull nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it to amonia. This is a form of nitrogen that all plants can be used. Legumes add those ammonia to the surrounding soil, allowing other plants to feed their growth.
“Legumes are basically a natural fertilizer, as legumes are more environmentally friendly than artificial fertilizers, which require fossil fuels to produce them, nomination of dangerous pollution in waterways, and strong global warming gases in the air.
Beans and lentils of protein -rich foods and their emissions are less than meat, for example, the production of 100 grams of protein of beef is more than 90 times more carbon than the same amount of protein of peas, according to Or World in Data.
This means that legumes can be a powerful tool in building a more sustainable agricultural system.
Why do people fear eating beans and lentils sometimes?
Beans and lentils are overlooked in television cooking programs, on food magazines, and in the lists of new health food restaurants due to dealing with the gases they get from their eating and flatulence..
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