Beans NO LONGER A BORE.Search for "bean" on the Internet and you'll find links to L.L. Bean's mail-order catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , Beanie Baby Sources: A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal made by Ty Inc. Ty was founded by Ty Warner who promoted the line in specialty stores and gift shops. The Ty company's famous special "posable lining" is understuffed with plastic pellets (or "beans") rather than stuffing accessories, the home page for the British comedian Mr. Bean, and a source for gourmet coffee beans coffee bean see sesbania. . Clearly, beans (the food) don't stir up much excitement in most people's lives. Yet bean-lovers can dine on beans from a different cuisine every day of the week. Mexican bean burritos, French white beans Provencal, Indian dal (lentils), Italian pasta e fagioli (pasta-and-bean soup), Cuban black beans black bean see castanospermum australe, erythrophleumchlorostachys. and rice, Middle Eastern hummus hum·mus also hum·us or hom·mos n. A smooth thick mixture of mashed chickpeas, tahini, oil, lemon juice, and garlic, used especially as a dip for pita. (chickpeas), or Egyptian foole (fava beans). That doesn't even include the American favorites: black-eyed peas, baked beans baked beans Noun, pl haricot beans, baked and tinned in tomato sauce baked beans npl → judías fpl en salsa de tomate baked beans bake npl , chili (language) CHILI - D.L. Abt. A language for systems programming, based on ALGOL 60 with extensions for structures and type declarations. ["CHILI, An Algorithmic Language for Systems Programming", CHI-1014, Chi Corp, Sep 1975] , or navy bean navy bean phaseoluslunatus. or lentil soup Noun 1. lentil soup - made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food . And talk about nutrients. Most beans are chock full of fiber, phytochemicals, folate folate /fo·late/ (fo´lat) 1. the anionic form of folic acid. 2. more generally, any of a group of substances containing a form of pteroic acid conjugated with l-glutamic acid and having a variety of substitutions. , potassium potassium (pətăs`ēəm), a metallic chemical element; symbol K [Lat. kalium=alkali]; at. no. 19; at. wt. 39.0983; m.p. 63.25°C;; b.p. 760°C;; sp. gr. .862 at 20°C;; valence +1. , protein, magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. , vitamin B-6, zinc, copper, and iron (see box). It's enough to make a nutritionist's heart flutter Flutter (aeronautics) An aeroelastic self-excited vibration with a sustained or divergent amplitude, which occurs when a structure is placed in a flow of sufficiently high velocity. Flutter is an instability that can be extremely violent. . Unfortunately, most people worry that beans might make other body parts flutter. But the picture isn't as bleak as you might think. To be blunt, beans don't always cause gas. Here are some tips to avoid those souvenirs of the beans you had for lunch: * Cook thoroughly. Uncooked starch starch, white, odorless, tasteless, carbohydrate powder. It plays a vital role in the biochemistry of both plants and animals and has important commercial uses. from beans can make a lovely dinner for the (harmless) bacteria that live in your gut ... and that exude ex·ude v. To ooze or pass gradually out of a body structure or tissue. gas after their meal. If you cook your beans from scratch, don't eat them al dente al den·te adj. Cooked enough to be firm but not soft: pasta al dente. [Italian : al, to the + dente, tooth. . Canned beans are probably safer, because they are thoroughly cooked. * Rinse thoroughly. Beans contain indigestible in·di·gest·i·ble adj. Difficult or impossible to digest: an indigestible meal. in sugars--indigestible by people, that is. The bacteria that live in our intestines Intestines The intestines, also known as the bowels, are divided into the large and small intestines. They extend from the stomach to the anus. Mentioned in: Malabsorption Syndrome gobble 1. gobble - To consume, usually used with "up". "The output spy gobbles characters out of a tty output buffer." 2. gobble - To obtain, usually used with "down". "I guess I'll gobble down a copy of the documentation tomorrow." See also snarf. them up like candy. In exchange, the bacteria give off gases that may make you do likewise. Some of the sugar migrates from the beans to the liquid in which they've been soaked soak v. soaked, soak·ing, soaks v.tr. 1. a. To make thoroughly wet or saturated by or as if by placing in liquid. b. To immerse in liquid for a period of time. 2. , cooked, or canned. So tossing the liquid and rinsing your canned beans helps (and cuts the salt to boot). * Take it slowly. If you haven't touched a bean since that bowl of chili you regretted eating in 1975, don't slurp down a generous bowl of navy bean soup for lunch and a couple of bean burritos for dinner. Start small and inch upwards over a few weeks, so your gut has time to adjust. If all else fails, try Beano Beano™ Gastroentrology A deflatulent with simethicone added to beans deemed hyperflatulogenic; Beano's enzymes digests raffinose and stachyose, carbohydrates for which humans have no enzymes. See Beans, Flatulence. . It's liquid alpha-galactosidase, the enzyme that digests gas-causing sugars. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. its manufacturer, a few drops on the first bite of food is all you need. Once you overcome bean anxiety, you can indulge in·dulge v. in·dulged, in·dulg·ing, in·dulg·es v.tr. 1. To yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; humor. 2. a. in a whole new world of bean cuisine. While you can't beat the low price and sodium levels of beans cooked from scratch, many people are more likely to get their beans from the canned-food aisle. If that's you, here's a little guide to take along: 1. Don't sweat the fat. Au naturel, most beans are blissfully bliss n. 1. Extreme happiness; ecstasy. 2. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy. Phrasal Verb: bliss out Slang To go into a state of ecstasy. low in fat. (Soybeans aren't, but their fat is largely unsaturated unsaturated /un·sat·u·rat·ed/ (un-sach´ur-at?ed) 1. not holding all of a solute which can be held in solution by the solvent. 2. denoting compounds in which two or more atoms are united by double or triple bonds. .) Even gussiedup canned beans--like refried or baked, black-eyed peas with pork, or lima beans lima bean: see bean. with bacon--have surprisingly little added fat. There are exceptions, of course. A (single-serving) can of Van Camp's Beanee Weenee (beans with sliced chicken hot dogs and beef in sauce) has eight to eleven grams of total fat (depending on the flavor), three to four of them saturated. Another exception: A half-cup of refried beans re·fried beans pl.n. Beans that have been cooked and then mashed and fried with seasonings. [Translation of Spanish frijoles refritos : frijoles, pl. at a typical Mexican restaurant can run you 11 grams of fat, five of them saturated. Like fat, sugar isn't a problem in most canned beans. But you could end up with close to four teaspoons of sugar, corn syrup corn syrup Sweet syrup produced by breaking down (hydrolyzing) cornstarch (a product of corn). Corn syrup contains dextrins, maltose, and dextrose and is used in baked goods, jelly and jam, and candy. , or other sweeteners in a half-cup of some baked beans--B&M Masterpiece Barbecue or Van Camp's Sweet Hickory Hickory, city, United States Hickory, city (1990 pop. 28,301), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center for an abundant agricultural region (grain, soybeans, poultry, hogs, & Bacon, for example. 2. Check the label for sodium. In general, you'll find less in beans canned by Progresso, Green Giant, and S&W's "50% less salt" line than in many other leading brands. And you'll probably find even less in Westbrae Natural, American Prairie prairie Level or rolling grassland, especially that found in central North America. Decreasing amounts of rainfall, from 40 in. (100 cm) at the forested eastern edge to less than 12 in. , Walnut Acres, Eden Organic, and other brands sold in health food stores. 3. Rinse for a minute. We had an independent laboratory analyze the sodium content of three types of canned beans before and after we drained and rinsed them in a colander under running cold water for one minute. The results: On average, in the brands that started out with 230 mg to 360 mg of sodium, nearly a quarter of the sodium went down the drain. In brands that started out with 600 mg to 675 mg, rinsing washed rinsing wash the brief washing stage between developing an x-ray film and fixing it. away about a third of the sodium. That means you're still better off buying lower-sodium brands. But it's worth rinsing for a full minute, no matter which brand you buy. Our Favorites Rating the taste of canned beans is a little like rating the taste of pasta--their flavor largely depends on the soup, spread, or whatever you're adding them to. A few companies make healthy seasoned beans that you can eat straight out of the can. Eden Organic sells delicious Chili Beans Chili Beans is a term used in many eastern states to refer to chili with beans. Chili beans are not Texas or Cincinnati-style chili but the name most likely originated in areas where they were served alongside these all-meat dishes. with Jalapeno & Red Pepper red pepper: see pepper. , Lentils with Sweet Onion Sweet onion is a variety of onion that is not pungent. There are several varieties of sweet onion. Although all onions have sugar, sweet onions have a very low sulfur content as compared to typical onions. Also, the water content is comparatively very high. & Bay Leaf bay leaf: see laurel. , Spicy Pintos pin·to n. pl. pin·tos or pin·toes A horse with patchy markings of white and another color. Also called paint. adj. Mottled; pied. with Jalapeno & Red Pepper, and Baked Beans with Sorghum sorghum, tall, coarse annual (Sorghum vulgare) of the family Gramineae (grass family), somewhat similar in appearance to corn (but having the grain in a panicle rather than an ear) and used for much the same purposes. & Mustard. Trappey, a brand available mostly in the Southwest, sells a tasty tast·y adj. tast·i·er, tast·i·est 1. Having a pleasing flavor; savory. 2. Having or showing good taste; tasteful. tast Pinto Beans pinto bean n. A form of the common string bean that has mottled seeds and is grown chiefly in the southwest United States. Noun 1. with Bacon--just enough to impart a subtle smokiness smok·y adj. smok·i·er, smok·i·est 1. Emitting smoke in profuse volume: a smoky stove. 2. Mixed or filled with smoke: smoky corridors. 3. , but not enough to raise the sodium roof-high. And B&M, the baked bean giant, makes a "99% Fat Free Vegetarian vegetarian /veg·e·tar·i·an/ (vej?e-tar´e-an) 1. one who practices vegetarianism. 2. pertaining to vegetarianism. veg·e·tar·i·an n. One who practices vegetarianism. " version that's a dead ringer for its regular baked beans. RELATED ARTICLE: BEAN POWER All beans are nutritional powerhouses. Half a cup of cooked and drained kidney beans kidney bean phaseolusvulgaris. , for example, will give you almost 30 percent of the daily value for folate and 25 percent for fiber. Here's the breakdown for six key nutrients. Most other beans have similar numbers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RELATED ARTICLE: Bean There Best Bites have no more than 300 mg of sodium and one gram of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be in a half-cup serving. Different fiber numbers within the same type of unseasoned bean could reflect different canning techniques and the fact that fiber analysis methods are imprecise im·pre·cise adj. Not precise. im  pre·cise ly adv. . Within each
category, beans are ranked from least to most sodium, then most to least
fiber and least to most calories. Don't forget to adjust the
numbers if you eat more (or less) than half a cup. And always check your
local store brands' labels.
Canned Beans
(1/2 cup undrained)
Kidney
[check] [check] Walnut Acres Red
[check] [check] Eden Organic Red
[check] [check] American Prairie Cannellini or Red(1)
[check] [check] Westbrae Natural
[check] [check] S&W 50% Less Salt
[check] [check] Bush's Best Light Red
[check] [check] Progresso Cannellini or Red(1)
Green Giant or Joan of Arc Dark or Light Red
Progresso Dark Red
Goya Cannellini, Dark Red, or Red(1)
Hanover Dark or Light Red(1)
S&W
Ranch Style Dark Red
Pinto
[check] [check] Ranch Style No Salt Added
[check] [check] Eden Organic
[check] [check] American Prairie
[check] [check] Westbrae Natural
[check] [check] Progresso
[check] [check] Green Giant
[check] [check] Allens, Brown Beauty, or East Texas Fair
Luck's
Ranch Style
Black
[check] [check] Walnut Acres
[check] [check] Eden Organic
[check] [check] American Prairie
[check] [check] Westbrae Natural
[check] [check] S&W 50% Less Salt
Ranch Style
Progresso
Goya
S&W
Chickpeas (Garbanzos)
[check] [check] Walnut Acres
[check] [check] Eden Organic
[check] [check] American Prairie
[check] [check] Westbrae Natural
[check] [check] S&W 50% Less Salt
[check] [check] Progresso
Goya
S&W
Great Northern
[check] [check] American Prairie
[check] [check] Westbrae Natural
[check] [check] Luck's
[check] [check] Green Giant or Joan of Arc
Bush's Best
Miscellaneous
[check] [check] Walnut Acres Soybeans
[check] [check] Eden Organic Black Soy or Navy(1)
[check] [check] American Prairie Navy or Small Red
[check] [check] American Prairie Three Beans
[check] [check] American Prairie Blackeyed-Peas or Black Soy(1)
[check] [check] Westbrae Natural Chili, Soup, or Salad Beans(1)
[check] [check] Westbrae Natural Lentils or Red(1)
[check] [check] Eden Organic Lentils
[check] [check] Progresso Fava
[check] [check] Green Giant Blackeye Peas
[check] [check] Allens Large Butter Beans
Goya Pink, Roman, Small Red, or White(1)
Luck's Blackeye Peas
S&W Small White
Bush's Best Navy
Joan of Arc Butter
Baked
[check] [check] Health Valley Honey Baked No Salt
[check] [check] Walnut Acres Vegetarian
[check] [check] Eden Organic with Sorghum & Mustard
[check] [check] Health Valley Honey Baked
[check] [check] B&M 99% Fat Free Vegetarian
Van Camp's Pork and Beans
Campbell's Pork & Beans
B&M Original
Van Camp's Sweet Hickory & Bacon
Heinz Vegetarian
Bush's Best Onion, Original, or Vegetarian(1)
Hanover Brown Sugar & Bacon
Van Camp's Original Old Fashioned
S&W Maple Sugar
B&M Masterpiece Barbecue
Van Camp's Beanee Weenee (1 can--1 cup)(2)
Flavored & Seasoned
[check] [check] Eden Organic(2)
[check] [check] Trappey's Pinto with Bacon
[check] [check] Trappey's Large White Butter with Sausage
Luck's Blackeye Peas Seasoned with Pork
Ranch Style Original Texas Beans
Chili Beans
[check] [check] Allens or Brown Beauty Mexican Chili
Van Camp's Mexican Style Chili
Bush's Best Chili Hot Beans
Joan of Arc Chili
S&W Chili Makin's(2)
Bush's Best Chili Magic Chili Starter(2)
Canned Beans
(1/2 cup undrained)
Sodium
Kidney Calories (mg)
Walnut Acres Red 110 5
Eden Organic Red 100 15
American Prairie Cannellini or Red(1) 110 35
Westbrae Natural 80 140
S&W 50% Less Salt 110 220
Bush's Best Light Red 110 260
Progresso Cannellini or Red(1) 110 280
Green Giant or Joan of Arc Dark or Light Red 110 340
Progresso Dark Red 110 340
Goya Cannellini, Dark Red, or Red(1) 90 370
Hanover Dark or Light Red(1) 110 400
S&W 100 460
Ranch Style Dark Red 110 590
Pinto
Ranch Style No Salt Added 100 10
Eden Organic 100 15
American Prairie 110 35
Westbrae Natural 90 140
Progresso 110 250
Green Giant 110 280
Allens, Brown Beauty, or East Texas Fair 110 290
Luck's 100 330
Ranch Style 100 580
Black
Walnut Acres 110 0
Eden Organic 100 15
American Prairie 110 35
Westbrae Natural 90 140
S&W 50% Less Salt 70 260
Ranch Style 100 380
Progresso 110 400
Goya 90 460
S&W 70 480
Chickpeas (Garbanzos)
Walnut Acres 140 5
Eden Organic 120 10
American Prairie 120 35
Westbrae Natural 110 140
S&W 50% Less Salt 110 220
Progresso 120 280
Goya 100 360
S&W 80 460
Great Northern
American Prairie 110 35
Westbrae Natural 90 140
Luck's 110 230
Green Giant or Joan of Arc 100 290
Bush's Best 110 400
Miscellaneous
Walnut Acres Soybeans 90 0
Eden Organic Black Soy or Navy(1) 100 10
American Prairie Navy or Small Red 110 35
American Prairie Three Beans 110 35
American Prairie Blackeyed-Peas or Black Soy(1) 120 35
Westbrae Natural Chili, Soup, or Salad Beans(1) 90 140
Westbrae Natural Lentils or Red(1) 90 140
Eden Organic Lentils 90 210
Progresso Fava 110 250
Green Giant Blackeye Peas 90 250
Allens Large Butter Beans 120 290
Goya Pink, Roman, Small Red, or White(1) 90 370
Luck's Blackeye Peas 100 400
S&W Small White 80 440
Bush's Best Navy 110 450
Joan of Arc Butter 90 450
Baked
Health Valley Honey Baked No Salt 110 25
Walnut Acres Vegetarian 200 105
Eden Organic with Sorghum & Mustard 150 130
Health Valley Honey Baked 10 135
B&M 99% Fat Free Vegetarian 60 220
Van Camp's Pork and Beans 0 420
Campbell's Pork & Beans 30 420
B&M Original 80 430
Van Camp's Sweet Hickory & Bacon 60 460
Heinz Vegetarian 140 480
Bush's Best Onion, Original, or Vegetarian(1) 140 530
Hanover Brown Sugar & Bacon 130 540
Van Camp's Original Old Fashioned 140 560
S&W Maple Sugar 150 640
B&M Masterpiece Barbecue 190 680
Van Camp's Beanee Weenee (1 can--1 cup)(2) 270 1,080
Flavored & Seasoned
Eden Organic(2) 120 210
Trappey's Pinto with Bacon 120 270
Trappey's Large White Butter with Sausage 110 300
Luck's Blackeye Peas Seasoned with Pork 120 410
Ranch Style Original Texas Beans 130 590
Chili Beans
Allens or Brown Beauty Mexican Chili 120 300
Van Camp's Mexican Style Chili 110 420
Bush's Best Chili Hot Beans 120 480
Joan of Arc Chili 110 490
S&W Chili Makin's(2) 80 740
Bush's Best Chili Magic Chili Starter(2) 120 1,030
Canned Beans
(1/2 cup undrained)
Fiber
Kidney (g)
Walnut Acres Red 5
Eden Organic Red 10
American Prairie Cannellini or Red(1) 6
Westbrae Natural 4
S&W 50% Less Salt 6
Bush's Best Light Red 7
Progresso Cannellini or Red(1) 7
Green Giant or Joan of Arc Dark or Light Red 6
Progresso Dark Red 6
Goya Cannellini, Dark Red, or Red(1) 7
Hanover Dark or Light Red(1) 7
S&W 6
Ranch Style Dark Red 6
Pinto
Ranch Style No Salt Added 6
Eden Organic 6
American Prairie 8
Westbrae Natural 6
Progresso 7
Green Giant 5
Allens, Brown Beauty, or East Texas Fair 7
Luck's 5
Ranch Style 6
Black
Walnut Acres 5
Eden Organic 6
American Prairie 5
Westbrae Natural 4
S&W 50% Less Salt 6
Ranch Style 5
Progresso 7
Goya 6
S&W 6
Chickpeas (Garbanzos)
Walnut Acres 4
Eden Organic 5
American Prairie 6
Westbrae Natural 5
S&W 50% Less Salt 4
Progresso 5
Goya 7
S&W 7
Great Northern
American Prairie 8
Westbrae Natural 4
Luck's 6
Green Giant or Joan of Arc 6
Bush's Best 7
Miscellaneous
Walnut Acres Soybeans 2
Eden Organic Black Soy or Navy(1) 6
American Prairie Navy or Small Red 8
American Prairie Three Beans 6
American Prairie Blackeyed-Peas or Black Soy(1) 3
Westbrae Natural Chili, Soup, or Salad Beans(1) 5
Westbrae Natural Lentils or Red(1) 5
Eden Organic Lentils 4
Progresso Fava 5
Green Giant Blackeye Peas 3
Allens Large Butter Beans 7
Goya Pink, Roman, Small Red, or White(1) 6
Luck's Blackeye Peas 3
S&W Small White 6
Bush's Best Navy 6
Joan of Arc Butter 4
Baked
Health Valley Honey Baked No Salt 7
Walnut Acres Vegetarian 7
Eden Organic with Sorghum & Mustard 7
Health Valley Honey Baked 7
B&M 99% Fat Free Vegetarian 7
Van Camp's Pork and Beans 5
Campbell's Pork & Beans 5
B&M Original 7
Van Camp's Sweet Hickory & Bacon 4
Heinz Vegetarian 5
Bush's Best Onion, Original, or Vegetarian(1) 6
Hanover Brown Sugar & Bacon 7
Van Camp's Original Old Fashioned 6
S&W Maple Sugar 6
B&M Masterpiece Barbecue 9
Van Camp's Beanee Weenee (1 can--1 cup)(2) 7
Flavored & Seasoned
Eden Organic(2) 6
Trappey's Pinto with Bacon 7
Trappey's Large White Butter with Sausage 6
Luck's Blackeye Peas Seasoned with Pork 3
Ranch Style Original Texas Beans 6
Chili Beans
Allens or Brown Beauty Mexican Chili 8
Van Camp's Mexican Style Chili 6
Bush's Best Chili Hot Beans 6
Joan of Arc Chili 5
S&W Chili Makin's(2) 5
Bush's Best Chili Magic Chili Starter(2) 5
[check] [check] Best Bite. (1) average of varieties listed. (2) average of all varieties. The use of information from this article for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited without written permission from CSPI CSPI Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI Corporate Service Price Index CSPI Cumulative Schedule Performance Index . Source: Manufacturers. The information for this article was compiled by Christine Donat in Washington, with help from Ann Gibson in Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Martha Hershey in Dallas, and Vanessa Reis in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . |
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