Fava Bean
Product Description:
Usage: Use cooked or raw in salads or with dip.
Selection: Also called English bean, Windsor bean and horse bean, good-quality fava beans will be firm, smooth-skinned and very pale to medium green in color. The tough skin must be peeled and discarded.
Avoid: Avoid product that is soft, blemished or where the inside peas appear to be bursting from the pod.
Seasonal Information
Available April through June from California.
Fava Beans Nutritional Information
One cup of cooked fava beans has 80 calories and contains protein, iron, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C and potassium.
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