Organic beans are produced and processed without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. In 2008, over 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km2) of cropland were certified organic in the United States.[1] Dry beans, snap beans, and soybeans were grown on 16,000 acres (65 km2), 5,200 acres (21 km2), and 98,000 acres (400 km2), respectively.[2]
There are three major types of organic beans: dry beans, snap beans (also known as green beans), and soybeans. The mature seeds of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) serve as a protein source in a variety of foods worldwide. Dry beans and snap beans are the same species, although dry beans are distinguished from snap beans (green beans) which are consumed as immature pods.[3] Dry and snap beans also differ from soybeans (Glycine max), in which the seeds are consumed in a variety of processed forms such as tofu, soybean meal, oil, and fermented forms such as miso. Dry beans are divided into classes with a range of seed sizes, colors, and shapes. Examples include black beans, pintos, navy beans, small red beans, and kidney beans. Soybeans are usually divided into two groups, feed-grade and food-grade, with the food-grade including soybeans for processing, "tofu-beans", and edamame, the latter of which is eaten as immature beans.
^United States Department of Agriculture - Economic Research Service. "Table 2. U.S. certified organic farmland acreage, livestock numbers, and farm operations". ERS/USDA Data- Organic Production. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
^United States Department of Agriculture- Economic Research Service. "Table 7. Certified organic beans". ERS/USDA Data- Organic Production. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
^Schwartz, H. F., M. A. Brick, R. M. Harveson, and G. D. Franc (2004). Dry Bean Production & Pest Management. Colorado State University, University of Nebraska, and University of Wyoming. p. 167.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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