FIELD BEANS

FIELD BEANS (Dolichos lablab)
    Dolichos bean is rich in its nutritive value. The average chemical composition is a follows:

    Moisture 86.1 g Vit. A 312 I.U
    Fat 0.7 g Riboflavin 0.06mg
    Calories 48 Ca 210 mg
    Fibre 1.8 g Oxalic acid 1 mg
    Protein 3.8 g Fe 1.7 mg
    minerals 0.9 g K 74 mg
    CHO 6.7 g S 40 mg
    Mg 34 mg Thiamine 0.1 mg
    P 68 mg Nicotinic acid 0.7 mg
    Na 55.4 mg Vit. C 9 mg
    Cu 0.13 mg

     
    It is primarily grown for green pods, which are cooked as vegetables like other beans. The dry bean seeds also collected for various vegetable purposes.

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