✦ North American haricot bean
✦ Plant protein and fibre
✦ Folate and manganese
✦ Classic Boston baked beans
Navy beans are the North American name for haricot beans — small, oval, white beans with a mild creamy flavour. They are the standard bean for Boston baked beans, Senate bean soup, and are nutritionally identical to UK haricot beans: excellent plant protein, fibre, folate, manganese, and iron.
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Preparation note
Soak overnight, drain, and simmer 60-75 minutes; for Boston baked beans, slow-cook with molasses, mustard, salt pork, and onion for 6-8 hours in the oven at 150°C.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Navy Beans (Haricot) Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
358
kJ
Energy
21.4
g
Protein
49.7
g
Carbs
17.0
g
Fibre
1.60
g
Fat
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glutamic acid | 3.85 g | — | |
| Aspartic acid | 2.35 g | — | |
| Leucine | 1.72 g | — | |
| Arginine | 1.61 g | — | |
| Lysine | 1.56 g | — | |
| Valine | 1.20 g | — | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.11 g | — | |
| Isoleucine | 0.963 g | — | |
| Serine | 0.963 g | — | |
| Proline | 0.963 g | — | |
| Alanine | 0.899 g | — | |
| Threonine | 0.835 g | — | |
| Glycine | 0.749 g | — | |
| Tyrosine | 0.749 g | — | |
| Histidine | 0.556 g | — | |
| Methionine | 0.342 g | — | |
| Cysteine | 0.321 g | — | |
| Tryptophan | 0.278 g | — |
* % 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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