Legume
Michelite
B tier
Michelite is a historic navy bean cultivar that improved US commercial small white production—agronomic importance behind everyday navy flavour. Home cooks meet it as generic navy beans. Bake and soup as navy. Cultivar history matters for growers; culinary use is classic small white. Reliable creaminess when fully cooked.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Baked BeansCommercial
Traits
Classic NavyCreamyHistoric CultivarMildNavyProductionReliable
History
US
Michelite navy bean became a leading US commercial cultivar.
US
Michelite-type navies underpinned mid-century baked bean supply.