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What Are White Beans?

White beans, also called navy beans, Boston beans, or pea beans, are a species of common bean with a mild taste and milky-white in color. These legumes are extremely popular in America and due to the ease of cultivation, they are spread all over the world.

The name white navy beans come from the fact that this food has been used by the Navy and still remains one of the staple products there.

Food To Live Certified Organic White Beans are a high-quality product made with extreme care. Our dried beans are sorted and monitored for quality to ensure that every seed in the package is perfect. They are tasty, nutritious, and perfect for making a rich bean soup.

White Beans: Types

The name ‘white beans’ often refers to several species of legumes:

• Baby lima beans
• White navy beans
• White northern beans
• Cannellini beans

All of them are almost the same color and very similar in taste. However, baby lima are the smallest, while cannellini beans are the largest. Our White Navy Beans are approximately pea-sized. When cooked, they become rather creamy and soft, which makes them a good choice for soups and dips.

All types of white beans are interchangeable in recipes. Therefore, stocking up on white navy beans will allow you to enjoy the amazing dishes designed for all of them as well as many other legumes. The natural flavor of these white beans is mild and a little bit creamy, so they taste great no matter what you serve or cook them with.

Benefits of Organic White Beans from Food To Live

Dried white beans are an extremely healthful food by default. They are extremely low in fats, with half a cup of cooked seeds containing less than a gram of them. What few fats are there in white navy beans, they are unsaturated, which means they aren’t as harmful to the body.

Legumes generally are a heart-friendly food. They don’t contribute to the increase of the ‘bad’ cholesterol levels and are packed with dietary fiber. This substance soaks up all toxins and other nasty elements while it travels through your digestive tract and removes them safely from your body. This means you can include some white bean dishes into a detox program meal plan. This would be a wise choice as these programs are often low in essential nutrients, which makes them potentially harmful.

Organic White Beans from Food To Live contain a variety of vitamins and minerals, as well as give you a healthy dose of easily-digestible proteins. This food also has a low glycemic index, so it’s safe to include in almost all diets.

Flavonoids in the beans are potent antioxidants, so they benefit your health in general. Dried beans retain the majority of the seeds’ natural nutrients and they are just as good for you when cooked.

White Beans as a Source of Protein

White beans can become a great substitute for meat or just a good source of low-fat proteins for everyone. Vegans and vegetarians should consume them regularly as legumes make the basis of the protein-rich food group for these people.

Athletes and bodybuilders can consider replacing some of the meat in their meal plans with white beans as this product has a better calorie-to-nutrition ratio. Also, you can be sure that you’ll have some beans on hand at all times. However, it’s not always that you might have access to a fresh cut of high-quality lean meat.

Half a cup of cooked white beans contains almost 8 grams of protein. Note that these amino acids are easier for the body to digest.

White Beans: Nutrition Breakdown

White beans are rich in essential vitamins and minerals, especially:

• Folate
• Magnesium
• Manganese
• Copper
• Vitamin
• B1 Iron

Even cooked dry white beans retain large amounts of these nutrients. Iron, in particular, is highly valuable as most people could do with more of this element in their diets. A cup of cooked navy beans provides almost a quarter of an adult man’s daily dose of the mineral.

Canned White Beans Vs. Dry: What’s Best

White beans usually come in two forms, canned and dried. Both have some advantages, but if you are looking for the healthiest option, you should definitely go with the latter. All canned p