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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.

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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.

Auberon

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
6 records

Anellino verde

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Sementi Dotto (IT)

IT NL SI
4 records

Autan

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

POP VRIEND (NL)

FR NL
4 records

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

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

PL
4 records

Gator Green 15

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Harris Moran Seed Company

ES
3 records

Bentley

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

NL
5 records

Prelude

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

URECKEN'S ZADEN (NL)

FR
5 records

Farelia

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
6 records

Sorano

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

BLUMEN SRL

IT
4 records

Goldtime

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Dr. Barb Neubert / Dr. Reinhardt Hübner im Institut für Züchtungsforschung / Dr. Dietrich Kiessling im Institut für Züchtungsforschung

BG DE
5 records

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Nunhems Germany GmbH

DE
4 records

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Agrosel, RO

RO
4 records

Keygold

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Rogers Brothers Seed Company

IT NL
3 records

Syrenka

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

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

PL
4 records

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

FR
4 records

Calima

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)

FR NL
4 records

Novirex

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Vilmorin SA (FR)

FR
4 records

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Asgrow (IT)

IT SI
3 records

Jolanco

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)

FR NL
3 records

Crosser

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

FR
4 records

Sunshade

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Holland-Select Research B.V.

NL
4 records

Sydney

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

NL
4 records

Earliserve

Application submitted

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Musser Seed Company, Inc.

NL
4 records

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