Calypso_bean

Calypso bean

Calypso bean

Bean cultivar


The Calypso bean, pickle bean, orca bean, or yin yang bean, is a bean cultivar of the species Phaseolus vulgaris.

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Characteristics

Plant

Calypso beans are a kidney bean hybrid. They grow on a bush-type bean plant that grows up to 15 inches (38 cm) tall. There will be 4 to 5 beans per pod. 70 to 90 days from seed for harvest. The beans are small, 3/8 inch (1 cm) long, but plump.[3]

Colors of seed

Calypso beans are best known for the distinctly colored variety, with a striking contrast of black and white.[4] The beans are half black, half white, with one or two black dots in the white area, though there is also a red and white variety.[3]

Uses

When young, the pods can be harvested as a green bean. But when full-grown, they are used as a bean for drying.[3]

Equivalents dry to cooked

Calypso beans double in size when cooked, and have a smooth texture: 1 cup dried beans = 2 cups cooked beans.[3]


References

  1. United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Calypso Beans". Cook's Info. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. "CALYPSO BEANS, BLACK - Kosher/Gluten Free". Chieftain Wild Rice Company. Retrieved 11 September 2016.



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