Editor's choice: Actually, beans can eliminate gas

Soy protein still is the lead actor in plant-based meat substitutes, with pea protein an able understudy — but pulses such as kidney beans and lentils may offer extra climate change mitigation qualities.

This, according to research being undertaken at Germany’s University of Hohenheim. In fact, researchers contend, cultivating grain legumes can significantly reduce nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from fertilization.…