Kidney Beans

Kidney beans

1/2 cup kidney beans (canned) contains:

117 cal;
7.4 gin protein (incomplete);
.5 gm fat;
21 gm carbohydrate;
38 mg calcium;
141 mg phosphorus,
2.3 mg iron;
4 mg sodium;
343 mg potassium;
.06 mg B-1;
.05 mg B-2;
.7 mg niacin;
212 mg magnesium.

Sometimes known as red beans, kidney beans are high incomplete protein, and should be eaten with a source of complete protein in order to prevent an amino acid imbalance. Kidney beans are an outstanding source of B vitamins, needed for the production of energy for many bodily functions and helpful against the effects of lack of sleep and excess of alcohol. These beans are also rich in essential minerals such as calcium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, and sulphur, and especially in magnesium helpful in lowering blood cholesterol level and needed in the body’s synthesis of proteins and in the utilization of fats and carbohydrates and in copper, necessary for the proper development of bones, nerves, brain, and connective tissue and helpful against anemia.