Fava Beans

Vicia faba

Fresh fava beans in their natural pod, representing the whole raw vegetable and its constituent seeds.

Farmed
photograph to come — from twenty years of markets, farms and kitchens

Safety

  • › Toxicity: Contains phytohaemagglutinin. Requires preparation.
  • › Favism Risk: Triggers G6PD-deficient reactions.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 88kcal
Protein 7.9g
Carbs 10.1g
Fat 0.7g
Fibre 7.5g Sugar 9.2g
Mass Distribution

1 pod is about 6.1 g — roughly 10 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈1.8kg
Freshwater ≈400L
Land ≈3.4m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

soup/stew base

Classic dishes
  • ful medames
  • falafel (Egyptian style)
  • doubara
  • besarah
  • doubanjiang
  • shiro wot
  • hilibet
  • siljo
  • baghalee polo
  • bigilla
  • kusksu
  • maccu
  • Judd mat Gaardebounen
  • favada
  • broad bean purée with wild chicory
  • pachamanca
  • hủ tiếu lòng heo
  • Härkis

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

Full credits, licences, and methods: the sources page →

Where to next

made fromFava Bean, pod with seeds goes well withgarlic goes well witholive oil goes well withlemon goes well withonion goes well withartichoke goes well withdill goes well withcumin goes well withchili pepper goes well withtahini goes well withcoriander goes well withmint goes well withparsley
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