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Beans

Comprehensive Guide on Dry Beans Production

Benadine Nonye
Comprehensive Guide on Dry Beans Production

Dry beans is a food crop that requires the producers to provide special cultural management and attention. Proper management is essential from cultivar selection, field selection and planting through harvest, plus marketing for maximum profitability. This guide helps producers meet those production challenges. Phaseolus vulgaris, also known as the common bean and French bean, is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds or unripe fruit (both commonly called beans). Known as a “nutritional powerhouse,” dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are a human food high in protein,…

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How To Start Bean Flour Production Business

Benadine Nonye

Bean flour production is the processing of beans to powder for various uses. And processing of foodstuff makes food easier to prepare with style. Beans are a source of protein to the body, Health Organization advises that we should take at least a plate of legume in a day in other to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and any other health-related issues. The bean flour is very nutritious, used in preparing different variety of food such as snacks (moi-moi, akara), casseroles, side dishes, baking etc. It can be…

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Health Benefits of Beans and Why you should eat Beans

Benadine Nonye

Beans are seeds from the Fabaceae family, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family. They are an affordable source of protein, fiber, and vitamins that offer many health benefits. They usually grow in pods, which are capsules with several beans inside. These pods or capsules develop from flowers. Other legumes include peas, peanuts, and lentils. In this article, we are going to learn about the nine health benefits of beans, including getting more protein and reducing the risk of heart disease. The 9 Different type of beans include:…

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