✦ Plant protein and folate
✦ Copper and manganese
✦ Fibre-rich
✦ Classic Mediterranean legume
Boiled broad beans are cooked whole fava beans providing plant protein, fibre, folate, copper, and manganese. Young small broad beans have a tender, mild flavour; older larger beans develop a mealy texture and stronger taste. Cooked, they are used in ful medames, soups, and salads across Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines.
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Preparation note
Remove the outer grey skin from larger beans after cooking for a more delicate texture and brighter green colour; young small beans can be eaten skin and all.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Beans, broad, whole, boiled in unsalted water Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
387
kJ
Energy
9.00
g
Protein
12.3
g
Carbs
5.40
g
Fibre
1.00
g
Fat
1.10
g
Sugars
0.13
g
Saturates
0.01
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 413 mg | 21% | |
| Phosphorus | 162 mg | 23% | |
| Folate | 66.0 µg | 33% | |
| Magnesium | 41.0 mg | 11% | |
| Calcium | 35.0 mg | 4% | |
| Chloride | 24.0 mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 8.00 µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 2.00 mg | 3% | |
| Iron | 1.82 mg | 13% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 1.70 mg | 11% | |
| Zinc | 1.13 mg | 11% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 0.960 mg | 16% | |
| Manganese | 0.480 mg | 24% | |
| Copper | 0.420 mg | 42% | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-TE) | 0.400 mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.160 mg | 11% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.150 mg | 14% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.140 mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Iodine | 4.00 µg | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 0.500 g | — | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.130 g | — | |
| Trans fat | 0.000 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 1.10 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 96.0 µg | — | |
| Biotin (Vitamin B7) | 1.50 µg | 3% | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.
Primary data source for this entry:
McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021.
All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated.
% Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
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