Broad beans
Broad beans, also called fava beans, are edible legume seeds sold fresh, frozen, canned or dried for soups, stews, salads and savoury dishes.
About Broad beans
Broad beans, also called fava beans, are the edible seeds of a legume. They are used in soups, stews, salads and other savoury dishes, and can be eaten fresh when young or cooked from dried beans.
The beans are typically green when fresh and pale cream or tan when dried, with a soft, mealy texture when cooked and a distinctive earthy flavour. They are sold fresh in pods, shelled, frozen, canned or dried. These forms differ in preparation and texture, and the name alone does not specify which is intended.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Broad beans
Fava beans
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Beans, broad, dried, raw
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Beans, broad, whole, boiled in unsalted water
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Beans, broad, whole, raw
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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned
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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw
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Broad beans nutrition & diet
Broad beans nutritional value
Reference: Beans, broad, whole, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 59kcal
- Protein
- 5.7g
- Carbs
- 7.2g
- Fat
- 1.0g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Fresh, dried, canned and cooked broad beans differ in water content, added ingredients and edible portion. Compare the same form and preparation state.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- 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: Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID), 2021 — 13-064 ↗. 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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