Green beans belong to the Fabaceae family, they are cultivated in temperate, tropical or subtropical climates. They are the pods of beans and dried beans, which are their developed seeds. These can have different shapes: flat, round, cordon and figure-eight.
The season of green beans is spring and summer and their varieties are classified according to their cultivation, whether early, medium or late cycle:
The season of green beans is spring and summer and their varieties are classified according to their cultivation, whether they are early, medium or late
- Green or red perennial beans: flattened, wide and long, tender and without strands, well cooked
- Green bobi beans: tube-shaped pods, smaller than the peronas, thick and fleshy.
- Thin beans: not very pomegranate variety.
- Garrofon: coarse and flat-grained variety.
They contain a lot of water, carbohydrates, starch, fibre, proteins and few fats, lipids and calories; therefore they are recommended in slimming diets. They are rich invitamins A, C, B1, B2, B3 and B6; in minerals such as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, chromium and iodine; in folic acid, beta-carotene, amino acids and antioxidants. They are beneficial in combating diseases such as gout, arthritis and kidney stones. They also help to prevent anaemia and cholesterol, strengthen the immune system, regulate intestinal transit, are diuretic and depurative and prevent hypertension
They are a very healthy food due to their high vitamin and mineral content.
They are a very healthy food due to their high vitamin and mineral content
