5.9%
118 kcal

Energy

0.6%
0.5 g

Fat

0.6%
0.1 g

Saturates

0.2%
0.0 g

Salt

carbs
69%
fat
3%
protein
27%

Caloric Ratio

Nutrition

Calories % Daily Value
Total Calories 118 (494 kJ)
6%
from Carbohydrate 84 (353 kJ)
from Fat 4 (17 kJ)
from Protein 33 (139 kJ)
from Alcohol 0 (0 kJ)
Carbohydrates % Daily Value
Total Carbohydrates 21.1 g
8%
Dietary Fiber 3.8 g
13%
Starch ~
Sugars ~
Sucrose ~
Glucose ~
Fructose ~
Lactose ~
Maltose ~
Galactose ~
Fats & Fatty Acids % Daily Value
Total Fat 0.5 g
1%
Saturated Fat 0.1 g
1%
Butyric Acid ~
Caproic Acid ~
Caprylic Acid ~
Capric Acid ~
Lauric Acid ~
Tridecylic Acid ~
Myristic Acid 0.0 mg
Pentadecanoic Acid ~
Palmitic Acid 108.0 mg
Margaric Acid ~
Stearic Acid 7.0 mg
Arachidic Acid ~
Behenic Acid ~
Lignoceric Acid ~
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Myristoleic Acid ~
15:1 ~
Palmitoleic Acid ~
16:1 c ~
16:1 t ~
17:1 ~
Oleic Acid 39.0 mg
18:1 c ~
18:1 t ~
Gadoleic Acid ~
Erucic Acid ~
22:1 c ~
22:1 t ~
Nervonic Acid ~
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Linoleic Acid 105.0 mg
18:2 CLAs ~
18:2 n-6 c,c ~
18:2 t,t ~
18:2 i ~
18:2 t ~
Linolenic Acid 88.0 mg
alpha-Linolenic Acid ~
gamma-Linolenic acid ~
Parinaric Acid ~
Eicosadienoic Acid ~
Eicosatrienoic Acid ~
20:3 n-3 ~
Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid ~
Arachidonic Acid ~
20:4 n-6 ~
Timnodonic Acid ~
Clupanodonic Acid ~
Docosahexaenoic Acid ~
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 88.0 mg
Omega-6 Fatty Acids 105.0 mg
Sterols % Daily Value
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
0%
Phytosterols ~
Campesterol ~
Stigmasterol ~
Beta-sitosterol ~
Protein & Amino Acids % Daily Value
Protein 8.3 g
17%
Essential Aminos
Histidine 257.0 mg
31%
Isoleucine 337.0 mg
30%
Leucine 635.0 mg
25%
Lysine 561.0 mg
25%
Methionine 118.0 mg
10%
Phenylalanine 484.0 mg
24%
Threonine 316.0 mg
26%
Tryptophan 102.0 mg
34%
Valine 395.0 mg
27%
Non-essential Aminos
Alanine 378.0 mg
Arginine 574.0 mg
Aspartic Acid 1,001.0 mg
Cystine 91.0 mg
Glutamic Acid 1,570.0 mg
Glycine ~
Proline 373.0 mg
Serine 415.0 mg
Tyrosine 268.0 mg
Other Nutrients % Daily Value
Alcohol ~
Water 68.8 g
Ash 1.4 g
Caffiene ~
Theobromine ~
Vitamins % Daily Value
Betaine ~
Choline ~
Vitamin A 0 IU
0%
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 0.2 mg
14%
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.1 mg
4%
Vitamin B3 (niacin) 0.6 mg
3%
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) 0.4 mg
4%
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.1 mg
5%
Vitamin B9 (folate) 146 mcg
37%
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 0 mcg
0%
Vitamin C 0.4 mg
1%
Vitamin D 0 IU
0%
Vitamin E ~
Vitamin K ~
Minerals % Daily Value
Calcium 42.0 mg
4%
Copper 0.2 mg
11%
Fluoride ~
Iron 2.6 mg
15%
Magnesium 98.0 mg
25%
Manganese 0.5 mg
24%
Phosphorus 181.0 mg
18%
Potassium 315.0 mg
9%
Sodium 5.0 mg
0%
Zinc 1.1 mg
7%
Yardlong Bean

About Yardlong Bean

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis is a legume cultivated to be eaten as green pods. It is known as the yardlong bean, bora, long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean. Despite common name, the pods are actually only about half a yard long; the subspecies name sesquipedalis (one-and-a-half-foot-long) is a rather exact approximation of the pods' length. This plant is of a different genus than the common bean. Read More

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis is a legume cultivated to be eaten as green pods. It is known as the yardlong bean, bora, long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean. Despite common name, the pods are actually only about half a yard long; the subspecies name sesquipedalis (one-and-a-half-foot-long) is a rather exact approximation of the pods' length. This plant is of a different genus than the common bean. It is a vigorous climbing annual vine. The plant is subtropical/tropical and most widely grown in the warmer parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and southern China. A variety of the cowpea, it is grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods and has uses very similar to that of the green bean. The many varieties of yardlong beans are usually distinguished by the different colors of their mature seeds. The pods, which can begin to form just 60 days after sowing, hang in groups of two or more. They are best for vegetable use if picked before they reach full maturity; however, overlooked pods can be used like dry beans in soups. When harvesting, it is important not to pick the buds which are above the beans; since the plant will set many more beans on the same stem. The plants take longer to reach maturity than bush beans, but once producing, the beans are quick-growing and daily checking/harvesting is often a necessity. The plants will produce beans until frost.