Logging broad beans (aka fava beans)

nespoIa
nespoIa Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone know how to determine whether broad beans are mature or immature? I received some in my farm box this week and shelled and weighed them, but am not sure how to log them. The calorie difference between mature and immature in the database is significant, but I can't find much information on how to tell the two apart.

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  • annacole94
    annacole94 Posts: 994 Member
    I *believe* immature is when you cook the pod and eat the whole thing like green beans, while mature would be shelled and eating just the seed.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    It depends, are you having a nice Chianti along side them :open_mouth:
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,119 Member
    annacole94 wrote: »
    I *believe* immature is when you cook the pod and eat the whole thing like green beans, while mature would be shelled and eating just the seed.

    ^^This
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