Legume
Whole
Whole pinto 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. Cold product sears better—pat surfaces dry and do not crowd the pan.
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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 0.82 g
- Saturated Fat 0.19 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.28 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 10.1 mg
- Salt 0.02 g
- Total Carbohydrate 20.3 g
- Dietary Fibre 5.91 g
- Total Sugars 2.08 g
- Complex / starch 11.4 g
- Protein 9.16 g
- Water 68.5 g
- Energy 113 kcal
- Water 68.5 g
- Carbohydrates 20.3 g
- Protein 9.16 g
- Fat 0.82 g
- Saturated Fat 0.19 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.28 g
- Omega-3 0.03 g
- Vitamins 153 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.27 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.56 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.52 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 5.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 120 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.49 mg
- Vitamin K 7.8 µg
- Minerals 422 mg
- Major Minerals 420 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.02 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.27 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.11 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.56 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.52 · vitamin-b6: 0.2 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 5.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 120.4 · vitamin-e: 0.49 · vitamin-k: 7.8 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected pinto bean for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole portions.
Cold storage and transport made pinto bean a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named whole portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected pinto bean for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole portions.