Chinese long beans (yardlong beans)

Very long thin green pods with a firm crunchy texture for quick stir-frying in a wok with garlic and soy sauce.

Chinese long beans (yardlong beans) are very long (30–75 cm) thin green pods with a firm crunchy texture, less sweet and more beany in taste than regular green beans. They are cut into pieces and quickly stir-fried in a wok with garlic and soy sauce, added to curry, Thai salad, Sichuan dry-fried beans and omelettes.

Calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates per 100 g of product

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Values below are per 100 g of the product in the selected preparation

Chinese long beans (yardlong beans), Raw: Calories 47.0 kcal, Proteins 2.8 grams, Fats 0.4 grams, Carbohydrates 8.4 grams per 100 g of product.

Calories47.0 kcal

Proteins2.8 grams

Fats0.4 grams

Carbohydrates8.4 grams

Chinese long beans (yardlong beans), Boiled: Calories 47.0 kcal, Proteins 2.5 grams, Fats 0.1 grams, Carbohydrates 9.2 grams per 100 g of product.

Calories47.0 kcal

Proteins2.5 grams

Fats0.1 grams

Carbohydrates9.2 grams

Yield: 100 g raw → 91 g cooked

Data: USDA FoodData Central

Recipes with this ingredient

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