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White Bean

A white bean is a pale-colored edible legume used in soups, stews, salads, and bean dishes.

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About White Bean

A white bean is an edible legume with a pale white, cream, or ivory seed coat. The term can refer to several bean varieties rather than one cultivar, and beans may differ in size, shape, cooking time, and tendency to retain their form.

White beans are used in soups, stews, casseroles, salads, spreads, and other savoury bean dishes. Cooked beans have a mild, earthy flavour and a soft, creamy interior; smaller types may remain firmer, while larger types often become especially tender.

They are sold dried, canned, cooked, or frozen. Soaking and cooking soften the seed and can increase creaminess; canned or cooked forms are ready for use, while draining, brining, freezing, or reheating can alter firmness and surface texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for white bean

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White Bean

English

Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Beans, small white, mature seeds, raw

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haricots blancs précuits

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haricots blancs réhydratés

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haricots blancs secs trempés

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white bean (dried)

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white bean (mature)

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white bean (raw, mature)

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white bean (raw)

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White Bean nutrition & diet

White Bean nutritional value

Beans, white, mature seeds, raw

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

Calories
333kcal
Protein
23.4g
Carbs
60.3g
Fat
0.8g

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

Portions & preparation

Establish the bean species or cultivar and assess the edible portion in its stated form: dry, soaked, boiled, canned, mashed, or prepared in a dish. Drained weight, cooking liquid, salt, oil, sauces, and added ingredients affect the reference. Do not substitute a generic bean entry when identity matters.

Compare the right form: Match the identified white-bean variety and dry, cooked, canned, drained, or mashed form; exclude broth, oil, sauces, and mixed dishes.

Diet considerations

White bean is a plant-derived legume. Compatibility changes when prepared with meat, lard, dairy, animal stock, coatings, or cereal ingredients, and canned or seasoned products require label review. Its carbohydrate pattern is portion-dependent and differs between dry beans, cooked beans, and composite dishes.

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, white, 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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