Dragon tongue bean
Young green bean in the species Phaseolus vulgaris
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Dragon tongue bean, or dragon tongue shelling bean, is young green bean (snap bean)[3] of cranberry bean, pinto bean in the species Phaseolus vulgaris (shell bean).
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| Nutritional value per 132.8 g | |||||||||||||
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| Energy | 0.874456 kJ (0.209000 kcal) | ||||||||||||
19.5 g | |||||||||||||
| Sugars | 1 g | ||||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 5.4 g | ||||||||||||
12.9 g | |||||||||||||
| Saturated | 1.9 g | ||||||||||||
6.8 g | |||||||||||||
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| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2] Source: Caloriecount.com | |||||||||||||
Other names for this Heirloom Bush yellow wax dwarf bean include Dragon Langerie, Merveille de Piemonte and Meraviglia del Piemonte.[4]
Characteristics
Dragon tongue bean is a flavorful, juicy bean whose seeds are encased in a buffed colorful pod with mottled burgundy patterns throughout the shell's surface. The shelled beans are pale pistachio green in color, their size, petite, and their shape, ovate and slightly curved.[5]
Days to maturation is approximately 55-60 days.[6]
Fully grown plant height is approximately 2-3 feet tall.[7]
Time from flower to bean is approximately 12 to 15 days.[8]
Growing requirements
Uses
Dragon tongue bean can be harvested, picked and used for their pods as well as for their seeds like a green bean (snap bean) or allowed to mature into a shell bean for using their seeds only.[14]
