<Li> Iranian Loobia Chiti is made from pinto beans, usually served with olive oil and lemon juice . </Li> <P> Many unusual dishes are made with baked beans including the baked bean sandwich . These are slices of bread topped with beans and other additions, such as melted cheese . </P> <P> In 2002, the British Dietetic Association allowed manufacturers of canned baked beans to advertise the product as contributing to the recommended daily consumption of five to six vegetables per person . This concession was criticised by heart specialists, who pointed to the high levels of sugar and salt in the product . However, it has been proven that consumption of baked beans does indeed lower total cholesterol levels and low - density lipoprotein cholesterol, even in normo - cholesterolaemic individuals . Some manufacturers produce a "healthy" version of the product with reduced levels of sugar and salt . </P> <P> Baked beans are known on occasion to cause a considerable increase in flatulence following consumption; this is due to the fermentation of polysaccharides (specifically oligosaccharides) by gut flora, specifically Methanobrevibacter smithii . The oligosaccharides pass through the small intestine largely unchanged; when they reach the large intestine, bacteria feast on them, producing copious amounts of flatus . </P>

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