10. Considerations
Lima beans should not be eaten uncooked, nor should dried beans be ground into flour. Soaking and cooking lima beans deactivates cyanide compounds that, if consumed, inhibit digestive enzymes and cause clumping of red blood cells. One of these compounds is amygdalin, a component of laetrile; eating raw lima beans in combination with laetrile treatment may increase the risk of cyanide poisoning.
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