{"id":169,"date":"2025-03-29T02:48:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T02:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2025-04-01T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:05:00","slug":"broad-beans-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/broad-beans-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Broad Beans Info"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Ancient Superfood with a Voting Trick!<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Broad Beans Plant<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd2fDid you know?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Romans Voting with Beans<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Broad beans are one of the oldest crops in the world\u2014even the Ancient Romans used them to vote! A white bean<\/strong> meant “yes<\/strong>,” and a black bean<\/strong> meant “no<\/strong>.” But that\u2019s not all! These beans are packed with energy, protein, and even vitamins. Let\u2019s dig into the amazing world of broad beans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccdWhere Do Broad Beans Grow?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Broad beans (also called Vicia faba<\/strong>) love cool weather and grow in many places around the world, from Ecuador to Finland<\/strong>! They\u2019re super tough and can even survive frost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udcaaBean Power!<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Broad beans may look simple, but they\u2019re nutrition superheroes<\/strong>! Check out what\u2019s inside 100g of these mighty beans<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutrients<\/strong><\/td>Amount<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Energy<\/td>340 kcal<\/td><\/tr>
Protein<\/td>26g<\/td><\/tr>
Carbohydrate<\/td>58g<\/td><\/tr>
Vitamin B1<\/td>46% of daily needs<\/td><\/tr>
Iron<\/td>37% of daily needs<\/td><\/tr>
Potassium<\/td>35% of daily needs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How Do People Eat Broad Beans Around the World?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Broad Beans Dishes<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Ecuador<\/strong>-Steamed and served as a snack!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Finland<\/strong>-Used to make a meat substitute (like veggie burgers)!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Egypt<\/strong>-Washed and cooked into ful-medames, a yummy breakfast dish!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Broad beans are fun, historical, and super healthy- give them a try!<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Ancient Superfood with a Voting Trick! \ud83e\udd2fDid you know? Broad beans are one of the oldest crops in the world\u2014even the Ancient Romans used them to vote! A white bean meant “yes,” and a black bean meant “no.” But that\u2019s not all! These beans are packed with energy, protein, and even vitamins. Let\u2019s dig into the amazing world […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253,"href":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions\/253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}