Beans

Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of many genera of Fabaceae - formerly known as Leguminosae which are used for food or feed. The words beans and pulses are close synonyms. Beans have been growing for a long time with broad beans being grown since the days of the Pharaohs and in Americas, common bean for six thousand years. Beans are also known as legumes. The Nutrients in foods are B Vitamins, Calcium, Breads, Cholesterol, Fat, Fiber, Folic Acid, Incomplete Proteins, Iron, Niacin, Protein, Riboflavin, Saturated Fats, Sodium, Thiamine,Unsaturated Fats, Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Beans were an important alternative source of protein in entire old and new world histories and occupy a position of eminence even today. There are many kinds of beans and there are over 4,000 cultivars of bean in the United States, alone.

While beans are a healthy eating habit, they do not have complete set of amino acids, and should not be depended upon as a sole source of protein.

The various kind of beans are Vicia - Faba or broad bean, Vigna - Aconitifolia or Moth bean, Angularis or azuki bean mungo or urad bean, radiata or mung bean, umbellatta or rice bean, unguiculata or cowpea (includes the black-eyed pea, yardlong bean and others), Cicer - arietinum or chickpea, Pisum - sativum or pea, Lathyrus - Lathyrus sativus (Indian pea), Lathyrus tuberosus (Tuberous pea), Lens - culinaris or lentil, Lablab - purpureus or hyacinth bean, Phaseolus - acutifolius or tepary bean, coccineus or runner bean, lunatus or lima beans, vulgaris or common bean (includes the pinto bean, kidney bean and many others),

Glycine - max or soybean, Psophocarpus - tetragonolobus or winged bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (winged bean), Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (winged bean), Cajanus - cajan or pigeon pea, Stizolobium - spp or velvet bean, Cyamopsis - tetragonoloba or guar, Canavalia - ensiformis or jack bean, gladiata or sword bean, Macrotyloma - M. uniflorum or horse gram, Lupinus or Lupin, L. mutabilis or tarwi and Erythrina or Coral bean.

Carbohydrates

Breads	Rice
Beans	Potatoes
Cereals