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BROAD BEANS
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Apart from the decreasing cultivation in Austria, the Broad Bean or Horse Bean (vicia flava) is grown in considerable amounts mainly in Poland.
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| Appearance: |
Large, almost round beans in inedible dark green pods; pods look bulging when very ripe; seeds with fleshy skin varying in colour from yellowish, light green or light brown to black-brown
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| Taste: |
Individual and fresh; grow floury in taste when very ripe |
| Uses: |
The Broad Bean is very versatile. While it is mainly known as animal feed, the bean may well be used for human food, as it is in France, for example. However, like all beans it is only edible for humans after cooking. Due to its high enzyme activity, Broad Bean flour can replace enzyme active soybean flour in toast breads and baguettes.
The young Broad Bean, smaller and still light green in colour, has also found its way into the refined kitchen, where it is blanched and skinned before use. Eaten fresh with bacon as a side dish or starter course it tastes delightful, in fact.
Finally, industrial flours can be made of the Broad Bean, especially glue modificators.
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| Contents: |
The seeds contain about 50 percent carbohydrates as well as up to 30 percent raw protein, 2 percent fat , 3 percent minerals (iron, phosphorus, calcium) and vitamins.
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| Products: |
Broad Beans - flour
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