Appaloosa bean
Bean cultivar
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The Appaloosa bean is a cultivar bean variety of the species Phaseolus vulgaris.
| Appaloosa bean | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | Phaseolus vulgaris |
| Origin | Washington (U.S. state) |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||
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| Energy | 0.745019 kJ (0.178064 kcal) | ||||||||||||
53 g | |||||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 33 g | ||||||||||||
0 g | |||||||||||||
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| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults.[1] Source: http://www.cooksinfo.com/appaloosa-beans | |||||||||||||
Seed and plant characteristics
The Appaloosa Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), plant grows up to 24 inches (610 mm) tall, with the beans about a 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) in length. The pods can be eaten as a fresh green bean.[2] Front portion of the bean is ivory colored; the other end is speckled with dark purple–brown. The bean is named after the Appaloosa horses of the Nez Perce people, which have a similar speckled black and white coloration.
The seed was cultivated near the Palouse River in Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho. It is a different cultivar from the New Mexican Appaloosa, though both share similar coloration and are both named after the horse.[3]
