White Beans
White beans are pale-colored edible legumes used in soups, stews, salads, and bean dishes.
About White Beans
White beans are edible legumes with pale white, cream, or ivory seed coats. This plural term covers several bean varieties rather than one cultivar, so products may differ in size, shape, cooking time, and ability to retain their form during preparation.
They are used in soups, stews, casseroles, salads, spreads, and other savoury bean dishes. Cooked white beans generally have a mild, earthy flavour and soft, creamy interiors, although smaller varieties may stay firmer and larger varieties may become particularly tender.
White beans are commonly sold dried, canned, cooked, or frozen. Soaking and cooking soften them and can make the interiors creamier; draining, brining, freezing, or reheating may change their firmness and surface texture before they are added to a dish.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Soups
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Local names for white beans
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
haricots blancs
weiße Bohnen
fagioli bianchi
frijoles blancos
White Beans
white beans
feijões brancos
witte bonen
hvide bønner
vita bönor
hvite bønner
valkoiset pavut
hvítar baunir
biała fasola
bílé fazole
biele fazule
fehér bab
fasole albă
бял боб
byal bob
бели пасуљ
beli pasulj
bijeli grah
bel fižol
белая фасоль
belaya fasol
біла квасоля
bila kvasolia
λευκά φασόλια
lefká fasólia
beyaz fasulyeler
فاصولياء بيضاء
fāṣūliyā bayḍāʾ
لوبیاهای سفید
lubiyāhā-ye sefid
שעועית לבנה
shu'it levanah
सफेद सेम
safed sem
সাদা শিম
sādā śim
पांढरे घेवडे
pāṇḍhare ghevaḍe
સફેદ કઠોળ
safed kaṭhoḷ
வெள்ளை பீன்ஸ்
veḷḷai pīṉs
తెల్ల బీన్స్
tella bīns
ಬಿಳಿ ಬೀನ್ಸ್
biḷi bīns
വെളുത്ത പയർ
veḷutta payar
白豆
báidòu
白いんげん豆
shiro ingenmame
흰콩
huinkong
đậu trắng
ถั่วขาว
thūa khǎo
kacang putih
kacang putih
maharagwe meupe
lefká fasólia
Romanised form
biḷi bīns
Romanised form
shiro ingenmame
Romanised form
Beans, white, mature seeds, canned
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Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
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Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
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Beans, white, mature seeds, raw
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White beans, from canned, fat added
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White beans, from canned, no added fat
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White beans, from canned, reduced sodium
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White beans, from dried, fat added
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White beans, from dried, no added fat
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White beans, NFS
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veḷḷai pīṉs
Romanised form
fāṣūliyā bayḍāʾ
Romanised form
bila kvasolia
Romanised form
huinkong
Romanised form
sādā śim
Romanised form
báidòu
Romanised form
safed sem
Romanised form
veḷutta payar
Romanised form
belaya fasol
Romanised form
byal bob
Romanised form
shu'it levanah
Romanised form
lubiyāhā-ye sefid
Romanised form
beli pasulj
Romanised form
safed kaṭhoḷ
Romanised form
pāṇḍhare ghevaḍe
Romanised form
thūa khǎo
Romanised form
tella bīns
Romanised form
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White Beans nutrition & diet
White Beans 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 beans are plant-derived legumes. Compatibility changes when prepared with meat, lard, dairy, animal stock, coatings, or cereal ingredients, and canned or seasoned products require label review. Their 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
- VeganTypically compatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
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.
Last recorded verification: .