{"id":72,"date":"2025-03-26T23:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T23:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/?p=72"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:44:23","slug":"broad-beans-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/2025\/03\/26\/broad-beans-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Broad Beans Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b0a85f0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:200px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Soton-Beans.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" style=\"width:175px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Soton-Beans.png 539w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Soton-Beans-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Soton-Beans-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-95e019413749f86199d7b45147861ca4\" style=\"color:#a3c653\"><strong>SOTON BEANS<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" 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class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/recipes\/\" style=\"background-color:#264115\">Bean Recipes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/helpful-videos\/\" style=\"background-color:#264115\">Helpful Videos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/about-us-page\/\" style=\"background-color:#264115\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ef4d1b1676522366ffb2e16b40f951c2\" style=\"border-width:10px;border-radius:30px;color:#a3c653;background-color:#264115\"><strong>The Ancient Superfood with a Voting Trick!<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e82a5a9245ec6e5ac6dc1e9ba449e2b6\" style=\"color:#a3c653\">\ud83e\udd2f<strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/romans-voting.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" style=\"width:372px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/romans-voting.jpg 612w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/romans-voting-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0ee96bf03a40647d7310797c72afd1bc\" style=\"color:#264115\">Broad beans are one of the oldest crops in the world\u2014even the Ancient Romans used them to vote! A&nbsp;<strong>white bean<\/strong>&nbsp;meant &#8220;<strong>yes<\/strong>,&#8221; and a&nbsp;<strong>black bean<\/strong>&nbsp;meant &#8220;<strong>no<\/strong>.&#8221; 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0f2052e2aaca448457dad33765d354e\" style=\"color:#a3c653\">\ud83d\udccd<strong><strong>Where Do Broad Beans Grow?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3acbc78a3881693283407a5476c8bf21\" style=\"color:#264115\">Broad beans (also called&nbsp;<strong>Vicia faba<\/strong>) love cool weather and grow in many places around the world, from&nbsp;<strong>Ecuador to Finland<\/strong>! They\u2019re super tough and can even survive frost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/map3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" style=\"width:430px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/map3.png 388w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/map3-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7457761a4244d84e9972dd755e555586\" style=\"color:#a3c653\">\ud83d\udcaa<strong>Bean Power!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2e0affd4c096a39098c6bb738cae5aba\" style=\"color:#264115\">Broad beans may look simple, but they\u2019re&nbsp;<strong>nutrition superheroes<\/strong>! Check out what\u2019s inside 100g of these mighty beans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#5a3e2b;background-color:#f5e1a4\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Nutrients<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Amount<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Energy<\/td><td>340 kcal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Protein<\/td><td>26g<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carbohydrates<\/td><td>58g<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vitamin B1<\/td><td>46% of daily needs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Iron<\/td><td>37% of daily needs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Potassium<\/td><td>35% of daily needs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81b3a9b451c2408b7a1d6db60382a8e6\" style=\"color:#a3c653\"><strong>How Do People Eat Broad Beans Around the World?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Broad-Beans-Dishes-1024x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Broad-Beans-Dishes-1024x327.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Broad-Beans-Dishes-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Broad-Beans-Dishes-768x246.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Broad-Beans-Dishes-1536x491.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Broad-Beans-Dishes.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c04ec149a0ba166671ef0ab9d3d81214\" style=\"color:#264115\"><strong>Ecuador<\/strong>-Steamed and served as a snack!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-33ba93fed0453eac123f01e6b09d2710\" style=\"color:#264115\"><strong>Finland<\/strong>-Used to make a&nbsp;meat substitute&nbsp;(like veggie burgers)!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b725e4eda5d22b0aff5ba5bcbce2dfc5\" style=\"color:#264115\"><strong>Egypt<\/strong>-Washed and cooked into&nbsp;ful-medames, a yummy breakfast dish!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-daf7d70fc763fd98adc95afb1c3e4ba8\" style=\"color:#a3c653\"><strong>Broad beans are&nbsp;fun, historical, and super healthy- give them a try!<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ancient Superfood with a Voting Trick! \ud83e\udd2fDid you know? 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