Bean facts for kids
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Bean is the name used for the seeds of several plants. Most of these plants are known as legumes. Their scientific name is Fabaceae. Common beans, lentils, soybeans, Kidney beans, peas. Beans contain a lot of fibre. They are also high in protein. Vetches and lupins are all in that group of plants but not all legumes are edible. Laburnums for example are very poisonous as are some lupins.
The seeds of other plants (which are not Fabaceae), are sometimes also called beans. This is mostly because look like true beans. Example for such beans are Coffee beans, Cocoa beans, and Vanilla beans.
Images for kids
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Bean pods on a plant
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Bean plant
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Field beans (broad beans, Vicia faba), ready for harvest
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Beans in a pod
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Baked beans on toast (with egg)
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The Beaneater (1580–1590) by Annibale Carracci
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Types of beans in a supermarket
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This figure shows the grams of fiber and protein per 100 gram serving of each legume. The size of the circle is proportional to its iron content. From this view, lentil and kidney beans contain the most and soybeans and peas have the least nutrients per serving.
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Lablab bean and bean flower cultivated in West Bengal, India
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Bean flower in Jamalpur, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
See also
In Spanish: Frijol para niños
