Red Kidney Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

The standard red kidney bean in its biological seed form and basic culinary states, including fresh, dried, and canned variants.

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

Safety

  • Toxicity: Contains phytohaemagglutinin. Requires preparation.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 105kcal
Protein 6.6g
Carbs 14g
Fat 0.6g
Fibre 6.5g Sugar 2.4g
Mass Distribution

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈3.02kg
Freshwater ≈615.63L
Land ≈5.48

≈ 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
  • rajma chawal
  • chili con carne
  • red beans and rice
  • brenebon
  • fasoulia
  • bean paste

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

FSANZ

How it was calculated

Analysed

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