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Cannellini Bean

Cannellini beans are large white beans with a creamy texture used in soups, stews, salads, and pasta dishes.

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About Cannellini Bean

A cannellini bean is a large, white, kidney-shaped bean of the common bean type. It is sold dried or cooked and packaged in cans, jars, pouches, or bulk form, and is used in soups, stews, bean salads, pasta dishes, casseroles, and spreads.

Its thin skin surrounds a pale interior that becomes tender and creamy when cooked. Properly cooked beans can retain their shape in gentle preparations while remaining soft inside, with a mild, slightly nutty flavour. Longer cooking makes them softer and better suited to mashing or blending.

Dried cannellini beans are firm and require soaking or extended cooking; canned versions are ready to use and may be packed in water, salt, or cooking liquid. They can be drained, rinsed, simmered, folded into dishes, or puréed, with each method changing their moisture and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for cannellini bean

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English

cannellini bean

English

Beans, cannellini, canned, re-heated, drained

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English

Beans, cannellini, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed

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English

Beans, cannellini, dry

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Cannellini Bean nutrition & diet

Cannellini Bean nutritional value

Reference: Frejol white kidney

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
268kcal
Protein
22.1g
Carbs
44.7g
Fat
1.1g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the cooked bean kernel as the edible portion and distinguish home-cooked, canned, drained, mashed, or sauced forms. Soaking and cooking alter texture and serving weight, while retained cooking liquid or recipe ingredients should be recorded separately from the plain bean.

Compare the right form: Match to cooked cannellini bean kernels in the stated home-cooked or canned, drained or undrained form, without recipe additions.

Diet considerations

Cannellini beans are plant-derived legumes. Compatibility changes when prepared with meat, stock, cheese, or animal fat, and when served with pasta, bread, or other cereals; these accompaniments create portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns beyond the bean itself.

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: Tablas Peruanas de Alimentos, online version 2023 — T42 ↗. 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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