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Yardlong bean

Yardlong bean is a long green legume commonly cooked by stir-frying, steaming, or boiling.

Yardlong bean — illustrative ingredient image

About Yardlong bean

Yardlong bean is a slender legume harvested as an immature pod, usually sold while green and flexible. It is commonly cut into lengths and stir-fried, steamed, boiled, blanched, grilled, or added to salads, curries, and soups.

The pods have a crisp to tender texture and a mild, fresh, slightly grassy flavour. Mature seeds may become more prominent and firmer when pods are older, so eating quality changes with maturity.

Pods are notably long and may be green, red, or purple depending on the variety. They are sold fresh, frozen, or preserved; preparation and storage alter their firmness, moisture, colour, and texture. The immature pod is the usual culinary portion.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for yardlong bean

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English

Yardlong bean

English

Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt

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English

Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt

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English

Yardlong bean, raw

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English

Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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English

Yardlong beans, mature seeds, raw

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Yardlong bean nutrition & diet

Yardlong bean nutritional value

Yardlong bean, raw

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

Calories
47kcal
Protein
2.8g
Carbs
8.3g
Fat
0.4g

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

Portions & preparation

Use the tender edible pod, trimming ends and any mature seeds as specified by the reference. Fresh, frozen, boiled, steamed, and stir-fried forms differ in water content and added ingredients. Keep oil, sauce, meat, egg, or other stir-fry components separate when comparing the bean portion.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to fresh or frozen yardlong-bean pods, identifying edible pod portion, maturity, trimming, and raw or cooked preparation.

Diet considerations

Yardlong bean is a plant legume eaten mainly as a pod. Plain steamed, boiled, or stir-fried beans fit plant-based patterns, but compatibility changes with fish sauce, shrimp, meat, egg, dairy, or animal fat. Batter, seasoning mixes, and accompanying noodles or grains can add cereal ingredients and alter the meal’s carbohydrate pattern.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Yardlong bean, 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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