Alliance Grain Traders

History

Dry beans are annual legumes grown for their seed. There are many varieties of dry beans, including white (with sira, chali, sugar, dermason, navy, horoz, great northern, and alubia varieties), kidney (light speckled/cranberry beans), black and faba beans. When the European explorers returned from the Americas to their home ports, they brought with them new food crops including beans. Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) still represent an excellent whole food and people should be encouraged to incorporate more beans in their diet.

Healthy Diet

White beans contain high proportions of starch and protein with unique properties, together with protein, energy, calcium, iron, folic acid and vitamin E, as well as other nutrients necessary for the diet, including calcium, iron, folic acid and vitamin E. Cooked dried beans can be used as a meat alternative, with 250ml (or 1 cup) containing approximately 220 calories. Beans can be stored longer than any other protein source.

Available varieties:

• White Beans (Sira, Chali, Sugar, Dermason, Navy, Horoz, Great Northern, Alubia)
• Barbunia (Light Speckled Kidney Beans/Cranberry Beans)
• Red Kidney Beans
• Black Beans
• Faba Beans