1Kg Borlotti Lamon beans "Origin Italy"

The bean, like the other leguminous, is part of the history of man and entered the power in such a massive way to make it define "the meat of the poor". This is due to the fact that a bait bean is valid, from a nutritional point of view, almost like a steak of two otti, as it provides the organism the same amount of calories. Also eating beans certainly involves less problems than eating meat, whose exaggerated consumption has long been placed under accusation.

The latest search results attribute to the beans support properties for health.

The main qualities of the bean can be summarized in these six points:

Proteins: beans are richer than meat and fish protein. They have a composition in essential amino acids almost equal to that of foods of animal origin, only missing some amino acids such as tryptophan, methionine and cysteine.

On the other hand, three amino acids are greatly present in cereals, which in turn are free of lysine that it abounds instead in beans. For this reason, a dough-based power supply and beans guarantees a complete protein intake, which meets all the needs of the organism.

AMIDS AND SUGARS: The dried beans contain about 60% of starches and sugars, therefore equal to that percentage that is considered optimal for proper nutrition. For this reason the beans can be used instead of bread and pasta in the power supply of obese or simply overweight. In fact 100 g. of dried beans correspond to 120 g. of bread and at 80 g. of pasta.

Fats: The beans have the merit to contain a few fats and predominantly unsaturated, then very useful in the diet.

Vitamins: The beans contain considerable vitamin B, which is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates, vitamin B2, which protects fabrics and views, of vitamins B3, B6 and PP, as well as folic acid.

They also contain BetaCarotene, Vitamin C and E.

Mineral salts: beans are particularly rich in mineral salts, especially calcium, magnesium and potassium; They also contain many trace elements indispensable to the organism, such as iron, copper, manganese, zinc and iodine.

Fibers: the bean, together with other leguminous, is the richest fiber food, both in an insoluble form (the peel cellulose of the seeds), which in the form of particular sugars contained inside the seed.

Medium nutritional values per 100g:

• Energy: 1363 KJ (323 kcal)
• Fats: 2.0g (of which saturated fatty acids: 0.0g)
• Carbohydrates: 48.0g (of which sugars: 3.5g)
• Fibers: 17.0g
• Protein: 20.0g
• Sale: 0.01g

Allergens

It can contain traces of soy, sesame seeds and celery.