Why can't Ceres be supplied with real beans along with their real rice? (self.theexpanse)

submitted 1 month ago by florencia to c/theexpanse@lemmy.world

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In Leviathan Wakes, Miller is shown eating fake beans with real rice. But why? My knowledge of agriculture is below zero but I feel like if you can supply real dried rice in space you could also supply real dried beans as well.

An hour later, his blood warm with drink, he heated up a bowl of real rice and fake beans—yeast and fungus could mimic anything if you had enough whiskey first

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[-] florencia 1 points 1 month ago

Found a clue I think from a separate space discussion. It's farts.

All space food is specifically made to be low FODMAP. FODMAPs = fermentable carbs (like lactose, fructose, polyols) that your gut bacteria love to munch on which leads to gas and bloating. NASA avoids these like the plague in space food. They opt for low-fiber, lactose-free, no-bean, low-sulfur meals to keep astronauts from turning the cabin into a Dutch oven.

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