Reporter
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
FR
4 records
Cultivation
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.
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.
Złota Saxa
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
CZ
PL
3 records
Dorina
TerminatedPhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)
FR
HR
NL
3 records
Caprika
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Rob Gehin
FR
UA
5 records
Mercato
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
OLTER SRL
IT
4 records
Divara
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Volmary Ltd
DE
4 records
Vezer
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
FR
4 records
Major
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
GRAINES GAUTIER, S.A.
ES
FR
4 records
Martini
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Holland-Select Research B.V.
NL
5 records
Pickright
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Pop Vriend Research B.V.
NL
4 records
Mascotte
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
HM.Clause S.A.S., Dominique Bleton
FR
6 records
Aura
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa w Ozarowie Mazowieckim Spolka z o.o.
CZ
PL
3 records
Isabel
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
HOLLAND SELECT
NL
3 records
Stallion
Protection expiredPhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
NL
3 records
Uranus
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Gebr. Bakker Zaadteelt & Zaadhandel B.V.
HU
4 records
Gourmandel
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
FR
4 records
Asya
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
MAY AGRO, TOHUMCULUK SANAYI VE TICARET A.S., TR
BG
4 records
Sintra
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Pop Vriend Research B.V.
NL
5 records
Fructidor
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Tezier SA (FR)/BIRD Sarl (FR)
FR
5 records
Golden Gate
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
HOLLAND SELECT
NL
3 records
Laurina
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
PL
3 records
Temiro
TerminatedPhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)
FR
NL
5 records
Amigo
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Harris Moran Seed Company
NL
3 records
Jagusia
ActivePhaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
TORSID Pidpryiemstvo horodn`oho
PL
UA
3 records