Beans. That is the question. Does anyone know about the nutrients?!
Beans. That is the question. Does anyone know about the nutrients?
SOMEONE TELL ME ABOUT THE NUTRIENTS !!!
Answers:
5%protien. 2.3%fat,total. 0.2%saturated fat. 15.8% carbohydrate. 6.5% sugar. 5.4%fibre.
Nutrients vary from Bean to bean. Here is a website with the info you are looking for:
http://www.beansforhealth.org/nutrients....
I know that they are rich in protein and carbohydrates and they also have lots of fibre which is good for the large intestine.
Benefits from eating beans:
APPENDICITIS: Food waste stuck in an intestine sac and becoming infected.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS: Disease where fatty deposits clog blood vessels. See PLATELET.
B VITAMINS: Beans have B VITAMINS; folic acid, niacin, pyridoxine and thiamine.
BEANS: A vegetable group that belongs to the LEGUME family. Benefits from eating beans include Dry or Fresh BEANS, PEAS or LINTELS; collectively know as LEGUMES.
BLOOD: Beans promote healthy blood. See CHOLESTEROL, CLOTTING, IRON, MINERALS, POTASSIUM and SODIUM.
BREAST CANCER: See OTHER CANCERS.
CALORIES: Beans have less calories, 200 calories per cup, than a lean hamburger.
CANCER: Beans protect the digestive tract from cancer because bean fibers absorb and dilutes toxic waste, and moves digested meat and fat through the digestive system.
CIRCULATION SYSTEM: Though the reasons are not well understood, eating beans is essential to good blood circulation. See ATHEROSCLEROSIS, HEART ATTACK, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, PLATELET, POTASSIUM, SODIUM, VARICOSE VEINS.
CHOLESTEROL: Beans have no cholesterol.
CLOTTING: Beans are a source of vitamin K, which controls normal blood clotting.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES: Beans are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates.
CONSTIPATION: Beans reduce constipation by softening stools with moist fiber. Beans are more nutritious, cheaper, and better tasting than any laxative.
DEGENERATE DISEASE: Old age problems not caused by a disease. Eating beans delays the onset of degenerate diseases.
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I know they are protein-packed. I can't remember the rest; I need to brush up on that area of nutrition!