Zuleikaa - Have you ever noticed a difference between whole green beans and French cut green beans? Years and years ago, I did Weight Watchers and the regular green beans were a limited vegetable, while the French cut ones were unlimited - when I asked what the difference was I was told that because when they are French cut a lot of the little pods in the middle fall out and that is the part that holds the sugar content. They used to sell both kinds frozen and once I knew what I was looking for I could see the little pod, you can see this too on fresh beans if you slice them vertically a few times this little bit often falls out.