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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.

Fingourmet

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HM.Clause S.A.S.

FR
4 records

Goldilocks

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

W.Brotherton Seed Company, INC. (US)

FR
4 records

Tytania

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Krakowska Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze POLAN sp. z o.o.

CZ PL
4 records

Odessa

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HOLLAND SELECT BV (NL)

FR NL
4 records

Divinel

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

FR
4 records

Platini

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

NL
5 records

Sansoucy

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HM.CLAUSE

FR
4 records

Helena

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

CZ PL
4 records

Mandini

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

NL
4 records

Bâldana

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

PATRU Nicolae, RO

RO
3 records

Korona

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

PL UA
4 records

Miracle

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HORTI GIFTS LTD T/AS PROMO SEEDS UK

NL
3 records

Dominator

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

PURE LINE SEEDS

NL
4 records

Elmoro

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Blumen Group S.p.A. (IT)

FR
4 records

Memphis

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Trinity Genetics, LLC (US)

FR NL
5 records

Velour

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HM.CLAUSE

FR
4 records

Kwintus

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HAZERA SEEDS B.V.

NL
4 records

Belcampo

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

NL
4 records

Petronila

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

SEMO a.s

CZ
3 records

Monte Gusto

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HM.Clause S.A.S., Dominique Bleton

FR
5 records

Twiggy

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

POP VRIEND ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.

NL
6 records

Picasso

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Van De Bunt

NL
3 records

Plador

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

NL
3 records

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