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- Description
Butter beans (Lima Beans) are ideal for soups, casseroles, salads and pates. Blend them into your favourite soup recipes for a smooth velvety texture.
Use in vegan chilli instead of red kidney beans. A 1/2-cup serving of butter beans has 96 calories. Carbohydrates contribute 66 calories, protein accounts for 23 calories and fat provides 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.
How to cook butter beans
Cover with plenty of water and leave overnight. If in a hurry use boiling water and leave to stand for 2 hours. Drain and cook in fresh water for 1-2 hours or 30 minutes in a pressure cooker
Add to recipes as instructed
Ways to use organic butter beans
- Add to slow cooker stews for stress free
- Autumnal dinners
- Use in baking for the perfect brownies
- Add to desserts for added texture and moisture
- Make butter bean dip instead of traditional hummus recipes
- Use in Lebanese style foods with added spices
- Add to chowder recipes
Cooking Instructions- Soak for 6-8 hours or overnight.
- Rinse, add to pan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 60 minutes or until soft.
- Drain and serve.
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- Allergens, Ingredients & Nutritional Information
Allergens
- Gluten: This product doesn't contain any gluten containing ingredients, however is packed on a premises that handles gluten containing products.
- Nuts: This product doesn't contain any nuts, however is packed on a premises that handles nuts and nut containing products.
- Peanuts: This product doesn't contain any peanuts, however is packed on a premises that handles peanuts and peanut containing products.
- Sesame Seeds: This product doesn't contain any sesame seeds, however is packed on a premises that handles sesame seeds and sesame seed containing products.
- Soya: This product doesn't contain any Soya, however is packed on a premises that handles Soya containing products.
- Sulphur dioxide: This product does not contain any Sulphur dioxide, however is packed on a premises that handles Sulphur dioxide containing products.
Ingredients
- 100% Butter Beans
Nutritional Information (100g)
Energy (kcal) 303* Fat (g) 1.7* - of which saturates (g) 0.4* Carbohydrates (g) 53* - of which sugars (g) 3.6* Fibre (g) 16* Protein (g) 19* Salt (g) 0.1* *Approximate Values Due To Batch Variation Storage
Store in a cool dry place away from sunlight.
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