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The word 'bean', for the Old World vegetable, existed in Old English, [3] long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe. With the Columbian exchange of domestic plants between Europe and the Americas, use of the word was extended to pod-borne seeds of Phaseolus, such as the common bean and the runner bean, and the related genus Vigna.
Besides tomatoes, avocados, squash, string beans, cucumbers, olives and even coffee beans are also fruits! There's even more surprising news on the coffee front: Coffee beans aren't even beans ...
Dry beans (FAOSTAT code 0176, Phaseolus spp. including several species now in Vigna) Kidney bean, navy bean, pinto bean, black turtle bean, haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Lima bean, butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus) Adzuki bean, azuki bean (Vigna angularis) Mung bean, golden gram, green gram (Vigna radiata) Black gram, urad (Vigna mungo)
A pile of raw green beans. Green beans are young, unripe fruits of various cultivars of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), [1] [2] although immature or young pods of the runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis), and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) are used in a similar way. [3]
These include navy beans, cannellini beans, great northern beans, butter beans, and more. One serving or half-cup of boiled white beans, per the USDA , provides about: 130 calories
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Common beans can be used as shell beans, but the term also refers to other species of beans whose pods are not typically eaten, such as lima beans, soybeans, peas, and fava beans. Fresh shell beans are nutritionally similar to dry beans but are prepared more like vegetables, often steamed, fried, or made into soups. [citation needed]
Nutrition (Per ½ cup serving): Calories: 120 Fat: 1.5 g (Saturated fat: 0 g) Sodium: 200 mg Carbs:18 g (Fiber: 5 g, Sugar: 0 g) Protein: 9 g. With an impressive 9 grams of protein and 5 grams of ...