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Dried broad beans

Dried broad beans are mature fava beans preserved by drying and commonly cooked in soups, stews, purées, and legume dishes.

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About Dried broad beans

Dried broad beans are mature fava bean seeds preserved by drying. They are cooked in soups, stews, purées, salads, braises, and other legume dishes. Whole beans are commonly soaked before simmering, while split or peeled beans can cook more quickly and break down into a smoother mixture.

Their flavour is mild, earthy, and bean-like, becoming fuller and sweeter with cooking. The interior turns starchy and tender after soaking and simmering, while retained skins may remain firm or noticeable. Variety, seed size, age, soaking, and cooking time influence tenderness, creaminess, and the prominence of the skins.

The beans are generally flattened or oval, with firm skins in cream, tan, greenish, or brown shades. They are sold whole, split, or peeled. Soaking hydrates them, simmering softens them, and peeling removes the skin for a smoother result. Crushing or puréeing produces a thick spread, soup, or side dish.

Ingredient type
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Dried broad beans nutrition & diet

Dried broad beans nutritional value

Bean, broad, dried

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

Calories
310.7kcal
Protein
24.3g
Carbs
37.0g
Fat
2.1g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F000416. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Measure dried broad beans before soaking or use the cooked, drained portion specified by the reference. Soaking, skin removal, and cooking change weight and edible yield. Include only the beans if broth, oil, meat, or a prepared purée contributes additional ingredients to the serving.

Compare the right form: Match references to dried mature broad beans, or separately to soaked, cooked, and drained beans; fava varieties and preparation should align.

Diet considerations

Broad beans are plant-derived legumes when sold as beans alone. Compatibility changes with animal stock, meat, dairy, sauces, or cereal ingredients in soups and purées. Their carbohydrate pattern depends on portion and accompanying grains or starchy foods, not solely on the dried-bean label.

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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Bean, broad, dried ↗. 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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