Mossy
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After being pleasantly surprised at discovering that Dr. Peat seems to be pro sprouted grains, I've purchased a decent amount of sprouted sorghum (yup, for the DHT), only to now discover there is a concern of cyanide being produced as a result of the sprouting process.
I've searched these forums, but have stumbled upon only one mention of it, and that was a suggestion to google it. I thought I'd post this to see if anyone has any additional insight/experience that could help.
It seems that the cyanide content is dependent on the growing process, if I'm understanding this abstract correctly -- though, they do mention a "fatal dose" within this abstract:
Cyanide Content of Sorghum Sprouts
I did locate another abstract that seems to downplay the concern and note that, "Apparently, prior mechanical elimination of roots and shoots coupled with a heat or hot water treatment during processing is adequate for detoxifying sorghum-based food and beverage products.":
Cyanide Profile of Component Parts of Sorghum Sprouts
I've searched these forums, but have stumbled upon only one mention of it, and that was a suggestion to google it. I thought I'd post this to see if anyone has any additional insight/experience that could help.
It seems that the cyanide content is dependent on the growing process, if I'm understanding this abstract correctly -- though, they do mention a "fatal dose" within this abstract:
Cyanide Content of Sorghum Sprouts
I did locate another abstract that seems to downplay the concern and note that, "Apparently, prior mechanical elimination of roots and shoots coupled with a heat or hot water treatment during processing is adequate for detoxifying sorghum-based food and beverage products.":
Cyanide Profile of Component Parts of Sorghum Sprouts