Hyacinth bean
Hyacinth bean
Hyacinth bean is the seed of a climbing legume, encountered fresh, dried, or cooked and generally prepared by cooking before eating.
About Hyacinth bean
Hyacinth bean is the seed of a climbing legume, eaten as a bean in cuisines where it is grown. It is generally cooked before eating; culinary use varies by region and by the maturity of the seed or pod.
The beans are typically oval to kidney-shaped and may be cream, brown, or darkly patterned, depending on variety. They have a mild, bean-like flavour and firm texture when cooked. They are encountered fresh, dried, or cooked, and the edible form matters when comparing descriptions.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Lablab bean
hyacinth bean (dried)
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hyacinth bean (immature)
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hyacinth bean (mature)
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hyacinth bean (raw, immature)
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hyacinth bean (raw, mature)
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hyacinth bean (raw)
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hyacinth bean pod
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Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
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Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
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Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, raw
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Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, raw
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Hyacinth bean nutrition & diet
Hyacinth bean nutritional value
Reference: Beans, hyacinth, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 46kcal
- Protein
- 2.1g
- Carbs
- 9.2g
- Fat
- 0.2g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Nutrition comparisons should distinguish cooked beans from dried seeds, since water content and preparation affect the measured composition. Pod and seed forms are not interchangeable.
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: Canadian Nutrient File, 2015 — 2098 ↗. 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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