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Kidney Bean

Kidney beans are red legumes commonly boiled and used in stews, salads, and bean dishes.

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About Kidney Bean

A kidney bean is a large bean with a characteristic curved, kidney-like shape and usually a red to deep reddish-purple seed coat. It is commonly boiled and used in chilli, bean stews, salads, soups, and seasoned bean dishes.

The dried seed is firm and starchy before cooking, then becomes creamy inside while often retaining its shape. Its flavour is mild, earthy, and slightly sweet, allowing it to take on broths, sauces, spices, and dressings.

Kidney beans are sold dried, canned, or cooked. Canned beans are generally softer and already hydrated, while pale and other colour variants exist. The singular label describes the culinary type often listed under the plural name, but regional labels may overlap with other red beans.

Ingredient type
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Local names for kidney bean

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Kidney Bean

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kidney bean (canned)

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kidney bean (cooked)

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kidney bean (dried)

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Kidney bean (dry seeds)

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Kidney bean (fresh seeds)

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kidney bean (mature)

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kidney bean (raw, mature)

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kidney bean (raw, sprouted)

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kidney bean (raw)

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kidney bean (whole or pieces)

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Kidney bean(Gangnangkong), Boiled

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Kidney bean(Gangnangkong), Dried

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Kidney bean(Gangnangkong), Dried, Boiled

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Kidney bean(Gangnangkong), Raw

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Kidney Bean nutrition & diet

Kidney Bean nutritional value

Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw

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

Calories
337kcal
Protein
22.5g
Carbs
61.3g
Fat
1.1g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use fully cooked kidney beans as eaten, distinguishing home-boiled, canned, frozen, sprouted, mashed, or seasoned forms. Draining and rinsing can change the edible preparation, while chili, salad, or stew recipes add oil, salt, vegetables, meat, or cereal ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the kidney bean variety and cooked edible form, including canned or home-boiled beans with their preparation liquid treatment.

Diet considerations

Kidney beans are plant-derived legumes. Compatibility changes when prepared with lard, meat, stock, dairy, or other animal additions, or with wheat-containing seasonings. Serving them with rice, tortillas, pasta, or potatoes creates a different portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern than plain beans.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, 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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