Edible Fresh Beans

Glycine max

Fabales ï Fabaceae ï Faboideae ï Glycinae

Common name : Soybean, 大豆 , kacang soya

Native : East Asia

Consumed Fresh : edamame枝豆 ( steamed/boiled green soybeans in pod )

Processed : soymilk豆漿, tofu豆腐, soy sauce醬油, miso味噌, natto納豆, tempeh, soybean oil, flour, instant formula.

Nutritional value : Source of complete protein.

Alpha-linolenic acid, isoflavones genistein, daidzein, phytic acid.

Caution : For human consumption, soybeans must be cooked with ‘wet’ heat in order to destroy the trypsin inhibitors.

Indigestible oligosaccharides contribute to flatulence and abdominal discomfort.

Sphingolipids may cause colon cancer.

Vicia faba

Fabales ï Fabaceae ï Faboideae ï Vicieae

Common name : broad bean, 蚕豆, 豌豆, 蓝花豆

Native : North Africa & S.W. Asia

Consumed Fresh : beans are shelled and steamed. Young leaves cooked or as a salad.

Processed : roasted & salted snack

Nutritional value : L-dopa, a natriuretic agent, may help in controlling hypertension.

Caution : Tyramine may cause release of store monoamines, causing hypertensive crisis.

Vicine, isoramil and convicine, may induce hemolytic anemia in patients with hereditary condition G6PD-deficiency.

Pisum sativum

Fabales ï Fabaceae ï Faboideae ï Vicieae

Common name : pea, 荷兰豆

Native : Mediterranean

Consumed Fresh : boiled/steamed pea.

Processed : canned/frozen pea, roasted & salted snack

Phaseolus vulgaris

Fabales ï Fabaceae ï Faboideae ï Phaseoleae

Common name : common bean, French bean, 龟豆, 四季豆, kacang buncis

Native : Central & S. America

Consumed Fresh : steamed, stir-fried, boiled.

Processed : many well-know bean belong to this species : kidney bean, anasazi bean, yellow bean, pink bean, black bean, navy bean, pinto bean.

Nutritional value : vitamin A, vitamin C.

Caution : Fresh beans contain toxin lection phytohaemagglutinin, but can be degrade by cooking.

Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis

Fabales ï Fabaceae ï Faboideae ï Phaseoleae

Common name : yardlong bean, snake bean, Chinese long bean, 长豆 kacang panjang

Native : W. Africa

Consumed Fresh : Pods eaten fresh or cooked.

Processed :

Nutritional value : Vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, manganese

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Fabales ï Fabaceae ï Faboideae ï Phaseoleae

Common name : winged bean, Goa bean, 四角豆, kacang botal,

Native : PNG

Consumed Fresh : Pods eaten fresh/cooked. Flowers used to colour rice. Leaves pickled or consume as leaf vegetable. Root as vegetable.

Processed : Dried seeds made into flour, drink

Nutritional value : Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, iron

Parkia speciosa

Fabales ï Fabaceae ï Mimosoideae ï Mimoseae

Common name : bitter bean, 臭豆, petai

Native : Malesia

Consumed Fresh : young pod, beans.

Leucaena leucocephala

Fabales ï Fabaceae ï Mimosoideae ï Mimoseae

Common name : white leadtree, petai Cina, petai hutan

Native : Central America

Consumed Fresh : young seeds

Caution : contain mimosine, an antimitotic and depilatory effects