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help needed with tinned green lentils

dawn_rose
dawn_rose Posts: 525 Forumite
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hiya I'm making tea and opened a tin of green lentils in water but some of them are coated in white. Are they OK to eat do u think?
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  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,188 Forumite
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    Yes they'll be fine - they probably have calcium chloride added as a firming agent which will be causing the whiteness. Give them a rinse if you're uncomfortable with it x
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  • Pipkin
    Pipkin Posts: 575 Forumite
    Just rinse them, it's just a starchy liquid they are stored in xx
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  • Tiddlywinks
    Tiddlywinks Posts: 5,777 Forumite
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    I always dump canned lentils into a sieve and rinse them under the tap.

    I once had a tin where the contents come out in one big can shaped lump :eek: which prompted me to always rinse them now.
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