Fava Bean Flour 

• Nut Free

• Soy Free

• Corn Free

• Milk Free

• Eggs Free

• Wheat Free

• Sulfite Free

• Gluten Free

• Lactose Free

• Lupine Free

• Peanuts Free

• Sesame Free

• Mustard Free

• Tree Nuts Free

• 100% Organic Fava Bean Flour

Taste profile : Neutral taste

Excellent source of protein for recipes, especially those whose flavour you don’t want to alter

With its pale yellow to pale green color, Fava Bean is a Québécois alternative to other pulse flours like lentil and chickpea flour.

What is Fava Bean?

Vicia Faba is the botanic name for Fava Bean, also called the swamp bean. This pulse, very popular in the Charlevoix and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean regions of Québec is the main ingredient of the famous fava bean soup.

Nutrition and health

Rich in vegetable protein, carbohydrates and dietary fiber, Fava Bean contains almost no fat. Its high content in copper, manganese, iron, and thiamine make it a great health ally.

Origin

Supposedly domesticated for 10000 years, when its big size and nutritional value started being acknowledged, its French name, gourgane, comes from the Normand dialect used by sailors that used to pack it in their provisions.

Nutrition Facts

Per 1/4 cup (30 g)

 

Calories 100
% Daily Value*

Fat 0.5g

  Saturated 0.1g

  +Trans 0 g

1%

 

1%

Carbohydrate 17 g

Fibre 4 g

Sugars 2 g

 

16%

2%

Protein 8 g
 

Cholesterol 0 mg
 

Sodium 4 mg
0%

Potassium 300 mg
6%

Calcium / Calcium 30 mg
3%

Fer/Iron 2 mg
11%

Thiamine/Thiamine
14%

Vitamine B-6/B-6 Vitamin
6%

Folate
32%

Phosphore/Phosphorus
10%

Magnésium/Magnesium
14%

Zinc
9%

Cuivre / Copper
27%

Manganèse/Manganese 
21%

*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot
 

 

Ingredient

Organic fava bean flour.

Allergen Free (Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Sesame, Milk, Eggs, Soy, Wheat, Sulfite, Mustard, Corn, Lupine)

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