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Common bean

The common bean is a legume eaten fresh or dried and used in soups, stews, salads, and bean dishes.

Common bean — illustrative ingredient image

About Common bean

Common bean refers to the bean plant and its edible seeds, considered as a singular ingredient identity rather than a particular named cultivar. Depending on harvest stage and market form, it may be encountered as fresh immature beans or mature dried seeds used in soups, stews, salads, purées, and other bean dishes.

The seeds vary widely in size, shape, and colour, including white, cream, red, brown, black, and mottled forms. Fresh beans can be cooked as a vegetable, while dried beans become tender and substantial after soaking when appropriate, then boiling or simmering.

This page-level identity does not specify one variety, colour, maturity stage, or preservation method. Accordingly, the finished texture may range from relatively firm and separate in fresh or less-cooked forms to soft and creamy in thoroughly cooked dried seeds.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for common bean

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

common bean

English

common bean pod

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

Common bean sprouts

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Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.

Common bean nutrition & diet

Common bean nutritional value

Reference: Common bean, Black, raw

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

Calories
86.5kcal
Protein
21.5g
Carbs
64.9g
Fat
1.9g

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

Clarify whether “common bean” means a fresh pod, fresh seed, or dried mature seed, and identify the variety where relevant. Match raw, boiled, canned, sprouted, mashed, or seasoned form; draining, soaking, cooking liquid, oil, salt, and recipe additions affect comparison.

Compare the right form: Establish fresh pod, fresh seed, or dried mature common bean, then match variety, cooking state, draining, and edible portion.

Diet considerations

The common bean is plant-derived, but its fresh and dried forms behave differently in meals. Meat, dairy, or stock additions change compatibility, while coatings and cereal-based bean dishes add further ingredients. Portion size and whether it replaces or accompanies grains influence the meal’s 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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity, version 4.0 — 0301103 ↗. 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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