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Ingredients/Legumes/Broad Beans

Broad Beans

Vicia faba

CoFID 13-064
per 100g, raw

Legumes

One of the oldest cultivated crops in the UK, still widely grown as an allotment staple.

NutrientPer 100g
Energy59 kcal
Protein5.7 g
Carbohydrate7.2 g
Fat1 g
Vitamin C2.7 mg
Iron0.9 mg
Calcium23 mg

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Allergens: none of the 14 UK-regulated allergens declared for this ingredient in its raw, unprocessed form.

% of reference intake per 100g

NutrientAdult manAdult womanChild (4-6)
Vitamin C (2.7mg)7%7%9%
Iron (0.9mg)10%6%15%
Calcium (23mg)3%3%5%

Based on UK Reference Nutrient Intakes for a typical adult man, a woman aged 19-50, and a child aged 4-6. No UK RNI is set for Vitamin K, so it's shown as a raw value only, not a percentage.