White bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

White beans are legume seeds. They are sold whole or canned and can be boiled or simmered.

Plant-based
Gluten-free
No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Beans & pulses
Part used: Seed
Family: Fabaceae
Dishes: 1 in the catalogue
Energy: 333 kcal per 100 g

Photo: Bean appreciator · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use white bean

Typical ways to cook or use it

Boil simmer

Preparing it

Soak dry beans in water for at least five hours, then discard the water.

Cooking with it

Pressure cooking substantially reduces the cooking time. Salt, sugar and acidic ingredients can make uncooked beans harder and lengthen cooking time.

Shopping

Choosing and storing white bean

Sold as: Canned, Whole

Nutrition

What 100 g of white bean holds

Per 100 g, raw. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 28%Fat 1%Carbohydrate 71%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of white bean, raw
Energy	333 kcal · 1,393 kJ
Protein	23 g
Fat	0.85 g
of which saturated	0.22 g
Carbohydrate	60 g
of which sugars	2.1 g
Fibre	15 g
Sodium	16 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of white bean, raw: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	1,795 mg
Calcium	240 mg
Iron	10 mg
Magnesium	190 mg
Zinc	3.7 mg
Folate	388 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (food 175202), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where white bean is cooked

1 dish in the catalogue uses white bean. Here is where they come from.

Origins

Native to: Americas
First cultivated: in Mexico, Central America and South America

Good to know

Diet and allergens: white bean in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin: No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten: None
Alcohol: None
Caffeine: None
Pork: None

Around the world

What white bean is called

Names in 11 languages, from Wikidata.

French
haricot blanc
Italian
fagiolo bianco · fagioli bianchi
Japanese
白インゲン
Basque
baba zuria · baba zuri
Brazilian Portuguese
feijão branco
Breton
fav-gwenn

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Catalan
mongeta seca
Hungarian
fehérbab
Latvian
baltās pupiņas
Slovenian
beli fižol
Swedish
vit böna

Sources and credits

Data

GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation, SR Legacy): nutrition values (Public domain (US government work, CC0))
Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
Wikimedia Commons: photos
Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wikidata item: Q65561345

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