- Seeds - Spice
- Leaves, dried - Herb
- Leaves, fresh - vegetable
Most common - Fenugreek seeds
Ground or whole, roasting reduces bitter taste
- Dal
- pickles
- spice mixes
- sambar powder
- vegetable dishes
Fenugreek allergic reactions:
- gas
- bloated
- diarrhea
- body odor
- acid reflux
- blood sugars spike and crash
Why fenugreek seeds are bad?
Lipid problems
- dry, itchy skin
- clogs membranes
- puffy, swollen body
- elevated triglyceride
Nitrogen problems
- lysine amino acid
- loss of nitric oxide
- lowers immune system
- increases injuries
- erectile problems
- blocks arginine
- slows repairs
Omega-6, inflammation
- nut oil
- seed oil
- linoleic acid
- Omega-6 oils
- poppy seeds
- sunflower
- safflower
- soybean
- peanuts
- corn
- hair loss
- dry scaly skin
- poor wound healing
Anti-hormone
phyto-estrogen
- imitation estrogen
- irregular menstruation
- female infertility
- breast cancer
- severe mood swings
- male infertility, ED
- muscle degeneration
- male breasts
- physical size reduction
- loss of male voice pitch
Anti-nutrient, toxins
Saponin
- anti-nutrient
- deters animals
- steroid derivative
- alkaloid plant toxin
polyphenols, gallic acid
Sotolon
- odor from mushroom
- odor of raw sugar cane
- Soto, Japanese, "raw sugar"
- artificial maple syrup taste, smell
- fruiting mushroom <lactarius helvus>
- "Candy Cap" mushroom
- smell and taste:
- curry
- camphor
- maple syrup
- fenugreek
- burnt sugar
- Maggi® Cube, Noodles, Sauce
- alkaloid, like-opium, heroin, morphine