What are beans
Legumes are a set of plants belonging to the Fabáceas family (Fabaceae), made up of an extensive variety of trees, shrubs, vines and some herbs. These plants share certain characteristics in common, related to the appearance, among which their stipulated leaves and fruits in the form of pod. Today, around 19,000 species of fabaceas or legumes are known, this group of plants being the third with the greatest variety in the world. Legumes are the fruits of legumes, that is, legumes are plants whose fruits are called legumes. The legumes have a high nutritional value and important ecological contribution, they are also part of the ancestral human food, approximately from the Neolithic period (beginning of the human being as a farmer). Within the group of legumes, beans stand out for their popularity, existing Around 150 species in the world, of which around 50 are found in Latin America. Within the group of beans enter: peas, beans, soybeans, mosques, huizaches, black beans (black caraotas), among others. Thus, beans are legumes.
