Green Bean
Green beans are immature bean pods commonly steamed, stir-fried, boiled, or added to salads and stews.
About Green Bean
A green bean is the immature pod of a bean plant, harvested while the pod remains tender and green. The pod is typically eaten whole, including its developing seeds, and is commonly steamed, boiled, stir-fried, sautéed, braised, or added to salads, soups, and stews.
It has a crisp or yielding texture with a fresh, grassy flavour. Varieties differ in length, colour intensity, fibre, and whether a visible string is present, so the eating quality can vary among pods.
Green beans are sold fresh as intact pods or cut pieces, and also in frozen or canned forms. They may be prepared whole, trimmed, sliced, or cut shorter; this identity refers to the immature edible pod rather than dried beans or shelled mature seeds.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for green bean
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
haricot vert
judía verde
ejote
grüne Bohne
Green Bean
green bean
vagem verde
fagiolino
sperzieboon
mongeta verda
taze fasulye
fasolka szparagowa
zelené fazolky
zelená fazuľka
zöldbab
păstaie verde
φασολάκι
fasoláki
हरी फलियाँ
harī phaliyā̃
সবুজ শিম
sabuj śim
さやいんげん
saya ingen
四季豆
sìjìdòu
풋강낭콩
putgangnangkong
buncis
kacang buncis
fasoláki
Romanised form
saya ingen
Romanised form
Beans, snap, green, canned, no salt added, drained solids
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Beans, snap, green, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids
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Beans, snap, green, canned, regular pack, drained solids
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Beans, snap, green, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids
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Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Beans, snap, green, frozen, all styles, microwaved
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Beans, snap, green, frozen, all styles, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
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Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained without salt
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Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Beans, snap, green, microwaved
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Beans, snap, green, raw
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green bean (canned, spiced)
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green bean (canned)
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green bean (cut, raw)
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green bean (freeze-dried)
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green bean (french-style, frozen)
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green bean (french-style, in butter sauce)
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green bean (french-style, quick-frozen)
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green bean (french-style)
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green bean (frozen)
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green bean (seasoned)
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green bean (sliced, in sauce, frozen)
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green bean (strained)
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green bean (whole pod or pieces)
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green bean pod (raw, mature)
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green bean puree
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green bean with dehydrated onions and peppers (canned)
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Haricot vert, appertisé, égoutté
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Haricot vert, bouilli/cuit à l'eau
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Haricot vert, cru
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Haricot vert, cuit
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Haricot vert, surgelé, cru
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Haricot vert, surgelé, cuit
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haricots verts coupés
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Haricots verts, purée
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putgangnangkong
Romanised form
sabuj śim
Romanised form
sìjìdòu
Romanised form
harī phaliyā̃
Romanised form
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Green Bean nutrition & diet
Green Bean nutritional value
Bean, green, fresh, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 25.3kcal
- Protein
- 1.8g
- Carbs
- 3.3g
- Fat
- 0.0g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F000431. 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
Use the edible pod portion, noting whether the stem end, strings, and seeds are removed or retained. Preparation may be raw, steamed, boiled, sautéed, braised, canned, or frozen; added oil, sauces, meat, and salt-containing ingredients should be recorded separately.
Compare the right form: Match references to immature green bean pods, specifying fresh, frozen, or canned form, trimmed edible portion, and cooking method.
Diet considerations
Green bean is a plant food, but preparation can add animal ingredients, oil-based sauces, batter, or cereal components. Canned or seasoned versions require their own recipe details. The pod form should not be confused with mature dried beans, which have a different culinary and dietary context.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Bean, green, fresh, 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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