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Borlotti Bean

Borlotti bean is a mottled bean used in soups, stews, salads, and other legume dishes.

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About Borlotti Bean

Borlotti beans are a cultivated common-bean type recognized by their cream background and red or maroon mottling. They are eaten as a legume in soups, stews, salads, pasta dishes, and other preparations where a tender bean is wanted. The beans may be sold dry, cooked and canned, or fresh in the pod, with cooking requirements differing between forms.

When cooked, Borlotti beans have a creamy interior, tender skin, and a mild, nutty flavour. The mottled colouring often fades or changes during cooking, particularly in canned or heavily simmered beans. Dry beans require soaking or extended cooking, while canned beans are ready to drain, rinse, and add to a dish.

Dry beans are sold as whole dried seeds, canned beans as cooked beans in packing liquid, and fresh forms in the pod. Soaking and extended cooking soften dry beans, while draining and rinsing prepare canned beans for use. Simmering can further soften the beans and alter their mottled appearance.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Borlotti bean

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Borlotti Bean nutrition & diet

Borlotti Bean nutritional value

Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
335kcal
Protein
23.0g
Carbs
60.0g
Fat
1.2g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use cooked borlotti beans as drained beans, beans with cooking liquid, or part of a finished dish, and keep those forms distinct. Canned, home-cooked, seasoned, mashed, and sprouted products can differ through salt, oil, and added ingredients. Portion notes should separate beans from pasta, grains, meat, or sauce.

Compare the right form: Reference should match borlotti bean variety and the stated dry, soaked, cooked, canned, drained, mashed, or sprouted form.

Diet considerations

Borlotti beans are plant-derived legumes. Plain beans differ from preparations containing pork, stock, dairy, egg, or other animal additions, and from canned or seasoned products with added ingredients. Pasta, bread, rice, corn, and other cereal foods served with beans alter compatibility and produce a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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