Find out the health benefits and nutritional facts of broad beans (also known as fava beans), a hardy legume and can grow in almost any soil and any climate.
They’ve been part of the Asian and Mediterranean diet since ancient times along with other legumes like chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, and peas.
Fava bean (broad bean) nutrition facts
Fava beans provide some much needed energy due to the iron they contain, with one cup providing about 14% of the daily recommendation. Some of those include potassium, magnesium, copper, iron, phosphorous, vitamin B1, and thiamin, with just ¼ cup yielding about 19 percent of recommended daily allowance.
This vegetable is low in calories and fantastic as part of a controlled diet.
The beans are a very rich source of dietary fiber that acts as a bulk laxative. The fibre also attracts water and swells in the digestive tract, that strengthens the natural contractions of the gut wall and keeps everything moving along nicely.
Moreover, the zinc from 1 cup of broad beans provides 15% of the recommended daily intake for men and 21% for women.
Broad Bean (Fava Bean) health benefits
Lectins are proteins found in many plant foods, and research has shown that those from broad beans may alter the behaviour of cancer cells in the colon.
They also contain an essential amino acid, called - tryptophan. The evidence shows that tryptophan provides the sedative effect that helps to provide the sound sleep.
Broad beans can be useful to individuals whose pituitary gland fails to produce the right amount of human growth hormone.
Fava beans are great steamed and served with salt, vegetable salad, and lemon.
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