black turtle beans (organic, 100gm)

Description

black turtle beans

– small shiny variety of common bean, especially popular in Latin American cuisine

Black turtle beans have:

• low glycaemic Index GI= 30- the carbohydrates are absorbed slowly helping keep blood sugar levels stable.

Are an excellent source of:

• phytonutrients
• flavonoids- contain up to eight different flavonoids, three of which are the anthocyanin flavonoids: delphinidin, petunidin, and malvidin.

Flavonoids are basically colour-producing phytonutrient pigments that function as antioxidants in the body to fight disease and protect cells from free radicals that can lead to a number of degenerative and chronic diseases for example alzhiemer’s disease, some cancers, heart disease immune diseases, atherosclerosis, dementia, diabetes.

• fibre- 15g per 1 cup of cooked beans- fibre helps to lower blood cholesterol levels
• protein- 15gms per 1 cup of cooked beans
• minerals such as-, calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, zinc and manganese
• vitamins such as folic acid B9, Vitamin A and Thiamine B1
• molybdenum- which is needed to form and activate several important detoxifying enzymes in the human body. Includes aldehyde oxidase (breaks down acetaldehyde) and sulphite oxidase (converts sulphites into sulphates).