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Navy beans

Navy beans are small white beans commonly used in soups, stews, and baked bean dishes.

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About Navy beans

Navy beans are small, oval white common beans, usually sold dried and sometimes canned. They are used in soups, stews, bean purées, casseroles, and baked bean dishes, where their mild flavour suits broths, aromatics, sauces, and seasonings.

Their skin is pale and their cooked flesh becomes soft and creamy, with a mild, lightly nutty flavour that readily absorbs surrounding flavours. Firmness varies with bean age, soaking, canning, and the acidity or saltiness of the cooking liquid.

Dried beans are typically rehydrated and simmered until tender, while canned beans are ready to heat after draining or rinsing. They may be sold whole, dried, canned, or incorporated into prepared dishes; cooking changes their hardness, moisture, and final texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for navy beans

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Navy bean

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navy bean (canned)

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navy bean (dried)

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Navy bean (fresh seeds)

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navy bean (mature)

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navy bean (raw, mature)

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navy bean (raw, sprouted)

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navy bean (raw)

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Navy beans nutrition & diet

Navy beans nutritional value

Beans, navy, mature seeds, raw

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

Calories
337kcal
Protein
22.3g
Carbs
60.8g
Fat
1.5g

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

Portions & preparation

Match navy beans as dry, soaked, boiled, canned, or prepared in a sauce, using the edible bean portion consistently. Drain and rinse status can matter for canned forms. Salt, pork, stock, sweeteners, tomato, oil, or serving accompaniments should be recorded separately from plain cooked beans.

Compare the right form: Reference must match navy beans in the specified dry, soaked, boiled, or canned form and the edible drained or cooked portion.

Diet considerations

Navy beans are plant-derived legumes. Plain cooked beans differ from canned products or baked dishes containing pork, dairy, stock, sweeteners, tomato, or sauces. Bread, pasta, rice, and other cereal accompaniments alter compatibility and create different portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns; recipe and portion must be specified.

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, navy, 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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