23 Surprising Foods You Should Never Eat Raw

Red kidney beans

Kidney beans contain toxins called Phytohemagglutinin (kidney bean lectin) which may cause diarrhea, acute gastroenteritis, severe nausea, and vomiting after eating as few as 4 or 5 raw red kidney beans. The FDA says that red kidney beans that have been soaked for 5 hours should be boiled for at least 10 minutes to be safe for consumption.