Arguably,
beans is the most consumed agricultural food product in Nigeria mostly
especially by student in various institution. Beans has a kidney like shape,
while some are spherical in shape. Beans is very nutritious and a major source
of protein. It other nutrient such as Vitamin A, protein, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin E. Beans can just
be boiled or cooked in making of several recipe such as Akara, Moi Moi, and
soup, locally, known as “gbegeri”
In
a tremendous quantity, most of
brown beans compared to black-eyed beans in the country are abundantly
cultivated by the farmers in northern parts of Nigeria such as Borno, Gombe,
Kano, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara State.
Types of Beans grown
in Nigeria
People
prefer eating brown beans simply because it is more nutritious and it contains
high concentration of protein. But ignorance has led many people into buying
poor quality and mixed beans in an open market.
In
an open market, different kind of beans are begin mixed together, adulterating
them in other to maximize their profit in an unjust way. This article is
written to enlighten you on the major types of beans available in Nigeria and
how to identify them.
Honey Beans ( Ewa
Oloyin)
Honey
beans. This beans is popularly known in several part of Nigeria, most especially
in west, as Ewa Oloyin because of its sweet taste when cooked. The grain of
Honey beans is relatively small and it is light brown in colour.
In Nigeria, Honey(Oloyin) beans is usually bagged from the
farm with a bag containing over 40 congo’s or 16 paint rubber.
Honey
Beans( Ewa Oloyin)
Drum(Red) Beans.
Drum(red) beans is relatively dark brown/red in colour. The
grain of drum beans very brownish than honey beans seed and is alittle bigger
and larger than that of Oloyin beans. In Nigeria, a standard bag of Drum(red) beans
contains over 70 congos or 28 paint rubber.
Drum Beans
White
beans
White
beans is known to have an extraordinary health benefit acting has an anti-oxidant,
regulate the body fat, and has adequate amount of minerals such as magnesium.
White beans are of two types. Sokoto beans and Mala beans. Both beans are white
in colour and have black-eye. The major difference is that Sokoto beans are
small grain while Mala beans are relativity large and usually more expensive.
In
Nigeria, a standard bag of White beans contains over 70 congo’s or 28 paint
rubber.
White beans Mala Beans
In
conclusion
Hopefully,
this article has opened your mind alittle to the different major beans available
in Nigeria? And what do they look like? Beans are very proteinous and have several
health benefits.
Proper identification of these different beans will help in recognizing
adulteration and know that it is a beans seed that matters, not just the quantity
weevil infected beans can be spotted by looking well at the seed of the beans,
as it will contain more dust, seed not smooth and there will be the manifestation
of holes in the seeds.
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