Many food products emanate from plants belonging to the Leguminosae or Fabaceae family. For instance, a study on the importance of bean allergy will give different results if dried ripe seed or fresh haricot are used. The fresh green pea or bean is not, because the storage chamber has not yet been formed.
Soybeans make excellent food.
However, they can be 'hidden allergens' as substitutes for meat or when added to improve the storage stability of bread, and are a risk to many allergic patients. These beans, popular in North American dishes, were originally imported from Europe via slave ships. The genus Phaseolus includes garden, lima-1, butter, snap and sugar beans, string beans, navy bean, and pinto bean which is mottled or spotted and grown in the US and Mexico. Phaseolus vulgaris Leguminosae dried ripe seed Beans are cultivated in both the Old and New Worlds but are probably native to Mexico and Central America. The dried seeds of Phaseolus vulgasris are the haricot beans used in stews and in sauces as canned baked beans.