Cranberry bean
| Cranberry bean | |
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| Species | Phaseolus vulgaris |
| Marketing names | Borlotti bean, cranberry bean, Roman bean, saluggia bean and rosecoco bean |
| Origin | North and South America |
Fresh borlotti beans | |||||||||||
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||
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| Energy | 1,458 kJ (348 kcal) | ||||||||||
60.05 g | |||||||||||
| Sugars | 2.4 g | ||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 24.7 g | ||||||||||
1.23 g | |||||||||||
| Saturated | 0.244 g | ||||||||||
23.03 g | |||||||||||
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| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies. | |||||||||||
The cranberry bean is a variety of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) first bred in Colombia as the cargamanto. It is also known as the Borlotti bean, Roman bean, romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), saluggia bean, gadhra bean or rosecoco bean. The bean is a medium to large tan or hazelnut-colored bean splashed or streaked with red, magenta or black.
Saluggia beans are regional, a borlotti bean named after Saluggia in northern Italy for marketing purposes and where they have been grown since the early 1900s.