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Sugar Bean

Sugar bean is a common bean variety used in soups, stews, and other cooked bean dishes.

Sugar Bean — illustrative ingredient image

About Sugar Bean

Sugar bean is a regional name for a common bean, most often referring to a dry bean sold for cooking. It is used in soups, stews, braises, casseroles, salads, and other dishes where beans provide substance and a gentle savoury flavour. The name can cover different market types, so its exact seed pattern and culinary character vary by region.

When dry, sugar beans are hard and need soaking or extended cooking. Once prepared, they become tender, creamy, and mildly earthy, with a soft interior that absorbs surrounding flavours. Canned or precooked beans are convenient and may be softer or saltier depending on their packing liquid and seasoning.

Sugar beans are sold as dried beans, cooked beans, or canned beans. Their skins may be pale, mottled, speckled, or otherwise patterned according to the market type. Soaking, simmering, pressure-cooking, and canning all change firmness and moisture, while draining removes much of the packing liquid.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for sugar bean

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English

sugar bean

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Sugar Bean nutrition & diet

Sugar Bean nutritional value

Reference: Field bean, brown

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
283kcal
Protein
19.9g
Carbs
45.2g
Fat
1.0g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Confirm which local variety is called sugar bean and use the edible beans in the recorded state: dried, soaked, boiled, canned, mashed, or sprouted. Drain or retain cooking liquid consistently. Separate plain beans from stews, soups, sauces, or dishes containing oil, meat, dairy, or grains.

Compare the right form: Match references to the confirmed sugar bean variety and preparation, with dry, soaked, cooked, canned, drained, or mashed form specified.

Diet considerations

Sugar bean is a plant-derived legume, but the local variety should be confirmed. Compatibility changes when cooked with meat, stock, dairy, animal fat, or sauces. Stews and bean dishes may include cereal ingredients or coatings, and their carbohydrate pattern depends on portion, processing, and accompanying grains or starchy foods.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not 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: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 — B008 ↗. 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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