Vegetable
Pod
Runner Bean pod is the seed vessel—eaten young when tender, or shelled when fibrous. String tough seams if needed; cook edible pods briefly to keep snap. 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 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 19.6 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.81 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.43 g
- Total Sugars 3.07 g
- Complex / starch 2.03 g
- Protein 2.03 g
- Water 93.4 g
- Energy 35.9 kcal
- Water 93.4 g
- Carbohydrates 6.81 g
- Protein 2.03 g
- Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 76.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.65 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.32 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 31.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.41 mg
- Vitamin K 25.3 µg
- Minerals 319 mg
- Major Minerals 318 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.65 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.32 · vitamin-b6: 0.16 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 31.2 · vitamin-e: 0.41 · vitamin-k: 25.3 ·
Minerals
Pod of Runner Bean: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cold storage and transport made runner bean a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named pod portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of runner bean for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named pod portions.
Cold storage and transport made runner bean a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named pod portions.