Cultivation
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.
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.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
SVS Holland B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Van Waveren Saaten GmbH
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Les Graines Caillard Sa (FR)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Clause Semences SA (FR)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Pop Vriend Research B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
VELDHUYZEN V.ZANTE
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
GEBR BAKKER ZAADTEELT
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Holland-Select Research B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy \Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa w Ożarowie Mazowieckim Spółka z o.o.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
ZKI, H
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Polan, PL
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Pop Vriend Seeds B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
HOLLAND SELECT
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Royal Sluis Vegetables BV (NL)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Pop Vriend Research B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Gebroeders Bakker Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
W BROTHERTON SEED CO INC