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Beans - Borlotti Beans 400g

$3.50 each

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Borlotti Beans 400gm Plump and creamy, this classic italian bean is hugely nutritious and smoothly delicious in soups, tossed with pasta and casseroles. Key benefits: Certified Organic GMO Free Gluten Free Suitable for Vegetarians & Vegans Certified by ACO Borlotti beans: Borlotti beans, also known as cranberry beans or French horticultural beans, are off-white beans with red markings. When you can find them fresh they come in large beige and red pods with colors that resemble the dried beans. In the shell the borlotti's bright colored pods make a festive table accent. The shell is inedible, but the borlotti beans inside are a culinary treat. Nutty in flavor with a creamy texture, borlotti are popular in Italian and Portuguese cusine. In fact, many of the borlotti sold in Italy are cranberry beans imported from the U.S.. Dried Borlotti beans are more readily available than fresh and have a much longer shelf life. Fresh borlotti beans should be used within a week or so, but the dried variety will keep as long as other types of dried beans. Dried borlotti can be soaked overnight and the simmered under water or stock with vegetables and or meats. When cooked the beans will lose some of their bright markings and turn a light brown color. Their meaty, chestnut flavor make borlotti a wonderful main dish and a perfect side dish. Not particularly sweet, the beans can be tossed with EVOO and your choice of spices. The next time you're feeling adventurous, but not wanting to take to big a risk, try borlotti beans! They are similar too, and can be substituted by tongues of fire beans which are very close, or you can use cannellini beans, Great Northerns or pintos. Borlotti make an excellent cold bean salad, soak and cook them as you would any other dried bean (approx. 30 minutes cooking time) and then toss them with olive oil and a little Italian salad dressing, or lemon and herbs. Borlotti Beans Facts: Borlotti beans are also known as cranberry beans or French horticultural beans Borlotti are popular in Italian and Portuguese cusine Borlotti beans have a nutty flavor and creamy texture Turn a light brown when cooked and lose their bright colors Substitutes: tongues of fire beans, cannellini beans, Great Northern or pintos Excellent in soups and stews, as well as cold bean salads Nutritional data per 100g dried Borlotti: Alanine - 0.965 g Arginine - 1.426 g Ash - 3.31 g Aspartic acid - 2.785 g Calcium, Ca - 127 mg Carbohydrate, by difference - 60.05 g Copper, Cu - 0.794 mg Cystine - 0.251 g Energy - 1402 kj Energy - 335 kcal Fatty acids, total monounsaturated - 0.106 g Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated - 0.527 g Fatty acids, total saturated - 0.316 g Fiber, total dietary - 24.7 g Folate, DFE - 604 mcg_DFE Folate, food - 604 mcg Folate, total - 604 mcg Glutamic acid - 3.511 g Glycine - 0.899 g Histidine - 0.641 g Iron, Fe - 5.00 mg Isoleucine - 1.017 g Leucine - 1.838 g Lysine - 1.580 g Magnesium, Mg - 156 mg Manganese, Mn - 0.920 mg Methionine - 0.346 g Niacin - 1.455 mg Pantothenic acid - 0.748 mg Phenylalanine - 1.245 g Phosphorus, P - 372 mg Potassium, K - 1332 mg Proline - 0.976 g Protein - 23.03 g Riboflavin - 0.213 mg Selenium, Se - 12.7 mcg Serine - 1.253 g Sodium, Na - 6 mg Thiamin - 0.747 mg Threonine - 0.969 g Total lipid (fat) - 1.23 g Tryptophan - 0.273 g Tyrosine - 0.648 g Valine - 1.205 g Vitamin A, IU - 2 IU Vitamin B-6 - 0.309 mg Water - 12.39 g Zinc, Zn - 3.63 mg Borlotti Beans
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