Legume
Whole
Whole butter bean is the intact market form—best for storage, ripening and recipes that start from complete pieces. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Select sound specimens, store correctly for the ingredient, and cut only when needed so surfaces stay fresh. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Wipe pans of excess fat before deglazing if you want a bright sauce.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.76 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.28 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 9.6 mg
- Salt 0.02 g
- Total Carbohydrate 20 g
- Dietary Fibre 5.95 g
- Total Sugars 2.09 g
- Complex / starch 12.7 g
- Protein 8.99 g
- Water 68.8 g
- Energy 126 kcal
- Water 68.8 g
- Carbohydrates 20 g
- Protein 8.99 g
- Fat 0.76 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.28 g
- Omega-3 0.03 g
- Vitamins 175 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.27 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.42 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 5.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 140 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.57 mg
- Vitamin K 9.1 µg
- Minerals 327 mg
- Major Minerals 326 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.02 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.22 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.27 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.42 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 5.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 140 · vitamin-e: 0.57 · vitamin-k: 9.1 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected butter bean for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole portions.
Cold storage and transport made butter bean a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named whole portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected butter bean for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole portions.