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Lima beans

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About

Fresh Lima Beans

Availability

Baby Limas or Fordhook Limas are available all year round with a peak crop from June to September. Source in the US are New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Ohio and California.

Purchasing Guide

Choose clean, well filled, fresh dark-green pods. Usually shipped unshelled. Some markets shell and sell by weight as a service feature.

2 pounds in pods = about 2 ½ cups shelled

Storage

Shell when ready to cook. Store in the refrigerator unshelled, in a moisture proof container.

Refrigerator shelf, in pod, raw: 3 to 5 days

Refrigerator shelf, cooked and covered: 1 to 4 days

Refrigerator freezer, prepare for freezing: 1 month

Deep freezer, prepared for freezing: 10 months

Nutritive Food Values

Higher in protein than most vegetables, fair amounts of Vitamin C and A.

3 ½ ounces raw = 123 calories

1 cup, cook and drained = 190 calories

Basic Preparation

Cut thing strips from the inner edge of the pods with scissors or snap the pods open with your fingers. Remove beans.

Cook in a small amount of salted boiling water for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tender. Drain, add seasonings and butter, and serve.

 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup (170g)
Amount per Serving
Calories 209Calories from Fat 4
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.5g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Trans Fat ~
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 28mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 40.2g 13%
Dietary Fiber 9g 36%
Sugars 2.8
Protein 11.6g
Vitamin A 13% Vitamin C 29%
Calcium 5% Iron 23%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

Food group

Lima beans are a member of the Vegetables and Vegetable Products USDA nutritional food group.

How much do lima beans weigh?

measure grams
1 cup 170

In Chinese:利马豆
British (UK) term: Lima beans
en français:haricot de Lima
en español:la haba

Recipes using lima beans

There are 129 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Aunt Em's Hearty Soup
Favourite Three Bean Salad with Bacon
Spicy Winter Vegetable Chowder

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References

Usda nutrition data over 8 years ago

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