Bean, red kidney, dried, boiled, drained

Kidney shaped bean either elongated or plump in shape. Colour ranges from dusky pink to deep red. Beans dried beans, soaked overnight, boiled in unsalted water, then drained.

The majority of nutrients including proximates, minerals and vitamins were derived from a composite sample of 6 purchases (2 each x Sanitarium Health Foods, Omega and McKenzies) of red kidney beans from supermarkets in SA in 1989 (AGAL, 1990). The beans were soaked overnight, boiled in unsalted water until tender then drained, cooled and a homogenised sample was used for analysis. Cholesterol and retinol were imputed zero based on scientific literature. Folate and fatty acids were borrowed from USDA, reference 16033. Note low sum of proximates - data should be used with caution.