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Fresh market consumption of bean

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Fresh consumption of beans involves the use of immature pods or seeds at the technical maturity stage, as opposed to grain-type forms. Varieties in this category must have succulent pods free of a tough parchment layer and fibers.

In the reference 284 varieties crop Common bean, where this is mentioned in the description.

For common bean, the fresh consumption category refers to the use of immature pods or whole string beans, including the pod walls. This group includes snap or sugar bean varieties. They differ from grain-type forms, where only mature seeds are consumed after the pods have fully ripened and dried.

The primary morphological requirement for such varieties is the complete absence of a parchment layer in the pod walls and coarse fiber along the sutures, which makes the product suitable for whole-pod culinary processing. The pods must be succulent and snap easily at the technical maturity stage, when the seeds reach the size of a wheat grain. There are also forms where the succulent, fully formed seeds extracted from the pods are consumed.

The term refers to the state of the product prior to culinary processing, rather than the method of consumption. Raw bean pods contain toxic substances, such as lectins and glucosides; therefore, fresh use of the product always requires subsequent heat treatment.

General information about the subject — on the page Fresh market use.

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Varieties of Common bean mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Sprite

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HR
3 records

Larissa

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

NL
2 records

Ståshult

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

1 record

Semio

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

NL
1 record

DEL METRE

Application submitted

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

ES
1 record

Patro

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

NL
2 records

Vittoria

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

IT
1 record

NARBONNE RS

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Royal Sluis BV (NL)

HR
1 record

MARRONET

Application submitted

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

ES
1 record

Oro del Rhin

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Sativa coop (IT)

SI
1 record

Mathilda

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

NL
1 record

PRECORES

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Nunhems BV (NL)

HR
1 record

POBOLJŠANA INDIJANA

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za povrćarstvo (HR)

HR
1 record

Matilde

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

NL
1 record

PROS GITANA R.S.

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Royal Sluis BV (NL)

HR
1 record

Situla

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

NL
1 record

CARME VERMELLA

Application submitted

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

ES
1 record

Galopka SNO

Application submitted

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

PL
1 record

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