Butter beans are ideal for soups, casseroles, salads and pates. Blend them into your favourite soup recipes for a smooth velvety texture. Use them in your vegan chilli instead of red kidney beans.
Why butter beans are good for you?
A 1/2-cup serving of butter beans has 96 calories. Carbohydrates contribute 66 calories, protein accounts for 23 calories and fat provide the remaining 7 calories. A serving of butter beans provides 4.8 percent of the daily value for calories, assuming a daily diet of 2,000 calories.
A 1/2-cup serving of canned butter beans has 25 percent of the daily value for thiamine. It also has 10 percent of the daily value for vitamin C, 8 percent of the daily value for riboflavin and 2 percent of the daily value for vitamin A.
For more information on cooking and soaking times please have a look at this Guide to Pulses from Real Foods. Giving you the nutritional information and some nifty recipe ideas.
These Organic Butter Beans are available in a range of sizes, all packed in Plastic Free packaging. We use plant-based cellulose bags for these products. Cellulose Plastic Free packaging is biodegradable, simply scrunch up to create air pockets and add to your home compost. It will take around 1-2 months to biodegrade. Or it can be added to general waste, it will break down into vegetable matter.