French bean Discussion

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French bean is also called common bean, kidney bean, navy bean, pinto bean, field bean, haricot bean, China bean, marrow bean, frijole, snap bean, or string bean, wax bean, black bean, or white bean.

The botanical name of French bean is Phaseolus vulgaris. The French bean is under the plant family of Leguminosae. Two types of French bean cultivars are known to date. They are:

1)    Dwarf, Bush type

2)    Pole or climbing type

There is another classification of the French bean which is shown below:

1) Snap beans for vegetable pods

2) Dry shell beans for grain legume purpose

3) Green shell beans which are used as green shelled state

French beans like other grain legume crops are popular for protein content. They also contain vitamins and minerals.

One hundred grams of the fresh green French bean as well as snap beans contain 5 to 8 grams of carbohydrates, 1-2 gms of proteins. The fresh green French bean and snap beans also contain vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, B6, folic acid, vitamin E. The French bean pods also contain minerals like sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and selenium.