Preparation, uses, and tips
Soak the beans overnight and cook them like any other variety of white beans—for about 20 minutes in a pressure cooker or 1 1/2 to 2 hours on top of the stove. 1 cup of dried yellow-eye beans makes approximately 2 1/2 cups of cooked beans.
Nutritional Highlights
Yellow-eye beans, 1 cup (boiled)
Calories: 255
Protein: 16.2g
Carbohydrate: 44.7g
Total Fat: 1.9g
Fiber: 18.4g
*Excellent source of: Iron (4.4mg), Magnesium (130mg), and Folate (143 mcg)
*Good source of: Calcium (110mg)
*Foods that are an “excellent source” of a particular nutrient provide 20% or more of the Recommended Daily Value. Foods that are a “good source” of a particular nutrient provide between 10 and 20% of the Recommended Daily Value.
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2006-09-07
