Phaseolus vulgaris Phaseolus vulgaris, commonly known as the common bean or French bean, includes many popular varieties of beans that are widely cultivated and consumed around the world. Here are some common beans that fall under the species Phaseolus vulgaris and their nutritional differences:

You know what beans are on a basic level, but let’s get nerdy for a sec: Beans are a type of legume, meaning they’re grown in pods; beans are the seeds found inside the pod plant. There are roughly 400 known types of edible beans, so there’s no shortage of recipes that they can be used in.

1.Good for heart health: High content of fibre in moth beans helps to remove the extra fat from the gut, lowers the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and development of heart diseases. 2.Assist in weight reduction: Moth beans contain high amounts of proteins, which help metabolism.

The term “white bean” can be correctly applied to any bean that is white or off-white in color. Most of the time, white beans that are sold commercially, either as seeds or as a food product, are marketed under more specific names, such as navy beans, Great Northerns, or cannellini.