string bean
String beans are a vegetable.
botanical information:
Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Common name: bush bean, French bean, green bean, pole bean, snap bean, string bean, stringless bean, wax bean
French name: haricot vert (green bean or string bean), pois mange-tout (snap bean)
Early pods are called string beans. Advanced green pods are snap beans and advanced yellow pods are butter beans.
origin:
Origin: tropical regions of South Mexico and Central America.
nutritional information:
nutritional value per 100 grams:
- Calories: 30-40 calories
- Proteins: 2 grams
- Fat: 0.2 grams
- Carbohydrates: 7 grams
- high in fibre
- good Vitamin A
- fair Vitamin C
- fair calcium
- fair niacin
- fair phosphorus
- fair potassium
- fair riboflavin
- fair thiamin
Chinese herbalism:
Chinese gender: neutral
Chinese flavor: slightly sweet
