Yellow French Bean

Zoom on carbohydrates

• The carbohydrate content of raw yellow French beans (5.60 g per 100 g) is higher than the average amount in raw vegetables (4.45 g per 100 g).

Zoom on fibres

• The fibre content of raw yellow French beans (2.45 g per 100 g) is equivalent to the average amount found in raw vegetables (2.43 g per 100 g).

Zoom on proteins

• The protein content of raw yellow French beans (1.85 g per 100 g) is equivalent to the average amount found in raw vegetables (1.87 g per 100 g).

Zoom on lipids

• Yellow French beans are fat-free* as they contain less than 0.5 g of fat per 100 g.

Zoom on minerals and trace elements

• Raw yellow French beans contain significant amounts of manganese and potassium. In fact, they provide the equivalent of:
  • 10.50% of DRVs for manganese, i.e. 0.21 mg per 100 g;
  • 10.45% of DRVs for potassium, i.e. 209 mg per 100 g.
• The other minerals and trace elements are present in quantities representing less than 8% of DRVs.

Zoom on vitamins

• Raw yellow French beans are high in vitamin B9, as they provide the equivalent of 34.25% of DRVs, i.e. 68.50 µg per 100 g.
• They are also a source of vitamin C, as they provide the equivalent of 23.38% of DRVs, i.e. 18.70 mg per 100 g.
• The other vitamins represent less than 9% of DRVs.

The following values are approximate and depend on variety, season, ripeness, cultivation conditions, etc.

Boiled yellow French beans are low in energy* as they provide an average of 34.60 calories (kcal) per 100 g, i.e. 145 kJ.

COMPOSITION TABLES

For each nutrient, the tables provide information on the content, minimum and maximum values, as well as the percentage of the Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) per 100 g net of boiled/cooked in water yellow French beans.

*Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.

Zoom on carbohydrates

• The carbohydrate content of yellow French beans cooked in water (4.45 g per 100 g) is slightly lower than the average amount for cooked vegetables (4.85 g per 100 g). This means that cooked yellow French beans are low in sugar* as they contain less than 5 g of sugar per 100 g.
• They consist mainly of sugar in the form of fructose (1.20 g per 100 g), glucose (0.70 g per 100 g) and sucrose (0.30 g per 100 g), and starch (0.40 g per 100 g).

Zoom on fibres

• The amount of fibre in yellow French beans cooked in water (2.70 g per 100 g) is slightly lower than the average amount in cooked vegetables (2.89 g per 100 g).

Zoom on proteins

• The protein content of yellow French beans cooked in water (2.19 g per 100 g) is higher than the average amount found in cooked vegetables (2 g per 100 g).

Zoom on lipids

• Cooked yellow French beans are fat-free* as they contain less than 0.5 g of fat per 100 g.
• Their fat content (0.30 g per 100 g) is lower than the average amount found in cooked vegetables (0.53 g per 100 g).

Zoom on minerals and trace elements

• Yellow French beans cooked in water are a source of manganese, as they provide the equivalent of 17.50% of DRVs, i.e. 0.35 mg per 100 g.
• They also contain significant amounts of copper and potassium. In fact, they provide the equivalent of:
  • 13% of DRVs for copper, i.e. 0.13 mg per 100 g;
  • 10.50% of DRVs for potassium, i.e. 210 mg per 100 g.
• The other minerals and trace elements are present in quantities representing less than 8% of DRVs.

Zoom on vitamins

• Yellow French beans cooked in water are a source of vitamin B9 as they provide the equivalent of 19.85% of DRVs, i.e. 39.70 µg per 100 g.
• The second best represented vitamin is vitamin C, as this vegetable provides the equivalent of 9.46% of DRVs, i.e. 7.57 mg per 100 g.
• The content of the other vitamins represents less than 6% of DRVs.

*Calculation made: Beta-Carotene / 6 + retinol 

According to the definitions of nutrition claims as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims, and in view of the composition of boiled/cooked in water yellow French beans, the following claims may be used:

NUTRITION BENEFITS OF YELLOW FRENCH BEANS COOKED IN WATER

• Low in energy (100 g of yellow French beans cooked in water provide less than 40 kcal)
• Fat-free (100 g of yellow French beans cooked in water contain less than 0.5 g of fat)
• Low in sugar (100 g of yellow French beans cooked in water contain less than 5 g of sugar)
• Source of vitamin B9 (100 g of yellow French beans cooked in water provide the equivalent of more than 15% of DRVs)
• Source of manganese (100 g of yellow French beans cooked in water provide the equivalent of more than 15% of DRVs)

HEALTH CLAIMS (for a consumption of 100 g of yellow French beans cooked in water)

Folates or vitamin B9

• Folates contribute to:
  • maternal tissue growth during pregnancy,
  • normal amino acid synthesis,
  • normal blood formation,
  • normal homocysteine metabolism,
  • normal psychological function,
  • normal function of the immune system,
  • reduction of tiredness and fatigue.

Manganese

• Manganese contributes to:
  • normal energy-yielding metabolism,
  • maintenance of normal bones,
  • normal formation of connective tissues,
  • protection of cells from oxidative stress.