The digested juice from mung bean sprouts doesn’t really slow down stomach cancer cells much, except in a narrow middle range of doses—too little or too much doesn’t do anything.

Scientific Claim

Gastric digests of mung bean sprouts enriched with Lactobacillus plantarum 299v show negligible short-term inhibition of AGS cell motility at concentrations between 0.05‰ and 1‰, with peak effects only observed at intermediate doses (0.1‰–0.5‰).

Original Statement

“In turn, the mung sprout extract exerted rather negligible short-term cytostatic effects on the AGS cells in the range of the concentrations applied. The highest inhibition of AGS motility was recorded for the 0.5‰ extract of the probiotic-rich sprouts.”

From study:Potentially Bioaccessible Phenolics from Mung Bean and Adzuki Bean Sprouts Enriched with Probiotic—Antioxidant Properties and Effect on the Motility and Survival of AGS Human Gastric Carcinoma Cells

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

definitive

Can make definitive causal claims

Assessment Explanation

The study directly measured motility across a dose range and reported statistically non-significant effects at most concentrations, supporting definitive language for the observed pattern.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (0)

No supporting evidence found

Contradicting (1)

Potentially Bioaccessible Phenolics from Mung Bean and Adzuki Bean Sprouts Enriched with Probiotic—Antioxidant Properties and Effect on the Motility and Survival of AGS Human Gastric Carcinoma Cells

Cross-Sectional Study

In Vitro

The study found that mung bean sprout extracts slowed down stomach cancer cells at many different doses, not just in the middle range as the claim says — so the claim is wrong.

Source Study

Potentially Bioaccessible Phenolics from Mung Bean and Adzuki Bean Sprouts Enriched with Probiotic—Antioxidant Properties and Effect on the Motility and Survival of AGS Human Gastric Carcinoma Cells

Score: 6

DOI: 10.3390/molecules25132963

Similar Assertions

Low doses of digested mung bean sprouts don’t slow down stomach cancer cells at all, but higher doses slowly reduce their growth in a steady, predictable way.

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The digested juice from adzuki bean sprouts can stop about 70% of stomach cancer cells from multiplying at a very small dose—much more than what mung bean sprouts can do at the same level.

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At low doses, digested adzuki bean sprouts stop stomach cancer cells from multiplying in a way that gets stronger with more dose—but at higher doses, this effect stops increasing and levels off.

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When stomach-digested adzuki bean sprouts with good bacteria are added to stomach cancer cells in a dish, they slow down the cells' movement even at very low doses, and increasing the dose doesn’t make it work any better.

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