Balor beans (also known as field beans or horse beans) are a variety of Vicia faba grown widely in the UK and Europe as a protein crop. Raw, they provide substantial plant protein, fibre, folate, manganese, and iron. They are rarely eaten raw and must be cooked before consumption.
Soak overnight and boil until fully tender; the outer skin can be tough and is sometimes removed after cooking. Young tender pods can be eaten whole like French beans.
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Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 230 mg | 12% | |
| Calcium | 58.0 mg | 7% | |
| Phosphorus | 50.0 mg | 7% | |
| Magnesium | 37.0 mg | 10% | |
| Chloride | 28.0 mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 1.20 mg | 9% | |
| Niacin equivalents (NE) | 0.900 mg | 6% | |
| Manganese | 0.600 mg | 30% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.500 mg | 3% | |
| Zinc | 0.400 mg | 4% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.120 mg | 11% | |
| Copper | 0.100 mg | 10% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.100 mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
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