Black Turtle Beans

African Cave Beans

Black Turtle Beans
This is a small black, kidney-shaped bean with a particularly rich and full flavor. It's a favorite in southern Mexico, South America and the Caribbean's. Great with rice and meat, particularly good in soups and casseroles. Also known as Turtle Soup Beans, Mexican Blacks and Frijoles Negros.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/2 cup dry (38 g) (approx. 1/2 cup cooked)

Nutrient Amount %DV

Calories 70 Calories from Fat 0 Total Fat 0 g 0% Saturated Fat 0 g 0%

Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 20 mg 1% Total Carbohydrate 23 g 8%

Dietary Fiber 15 g 60% Sugars 1 g Protein 9 g Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0% Calcium 4% Iron 15%

High in magnesium and fiber.

1 lbs. - $ 3.45
3 lbs. - $ 7.95
5 lbs. - $ 13.45
10 lbs. - $ 25.90

Basic Bean Cooking Instructions
Pick over beans and rinse thoroughly in cold water. Place cleaned beans in a bowl of fresh cold water, cover and soak for 3 to 8 hours or overnight at room temperature; drain and rinse well. Or place beans in a saucepan with water of cover, bring to a boil, remove from the heat , and soak for 1 1/2 hours, drain and rinse well. Cook beans by covering with 2" of water, simmering 1 to 2 hours or until tender depending on size of the bean.

Bean, Lentil & Pea Varieties

Beans
Adzuki Beans	Frijoles Negro Beans	Peruano Beans
Amethyst Beans	Garbanzo Beans	Raquel Beans
Anasazi® Bean	Gigandes Beans	Rattlesnake Beans
Appaloosa Beans	Great Northern Beans	Red Calypso Beans
Aurora Beans	Green Mung Dal Beans	Red Nightfall Beans
Baby Borlotti Beans	Split Green Mung Dal Beans	Red Pearl Beans
Black-eyed Peas (Beans)	Giant White Beans	Rice Beans
Black Nightfall Beans	Green Rice Beans	Rio Zappe Beans
Black Turtle Beans	Haba Beans	Runner Cannellini Beans
Black Valentine Beans	Hija Beans	Scarlet Emperor Beans
Black Calypso Beans	Hutterite Beans	Scarlet Runner Beans
Black Rice Beans	Jackson Wonder Beans	Snowcap Beans
Bolita Beans	Jacob's Cattle Beans	Soy Beans
Borlotti Beans	Light Red Kidney Beans	Spanish Tolosna Beans
Brown Rice Beans	Lupini Beans	Swedish Brown Beans
Butterscotch Beans	Maine Yellow Eye Beans	Stueben Yellow Eye Beans
Chick Peas (Beans)	Mark Beans	Tarbais Beans
China Beans	Marrow Beans	Tepary Beans
Cannellini Beans	Mayflower Beans	Tiger Eye Beans
Chana Dal Beans	Moccasin Beans	Tongues of Fire Beans
Christmas Lima Beans	Mortgage Lifter Beans	Trout Beans
Cranberry Beans	Marrone Bell Peas (Beans)	Vermont Appaloosa Beans
Colorado River Beans	Orca Beans	White Runner Beans
Corona Beans	Ojo de Cabra Beans	White Baby Lima Beans
Dapple Grey Beans	Painted Pony Beans	White Aztec Beans
Dark Red Kidney Beans	Paris Bistro Soup Mix	White Emergo Beans
European Soldier Beans	Pebble Beans	White Kidney Beans
Eye of the Goat Beans	Petite French Beans	White Marble Beans
Falcon Beans	Persian Lima Beans	Yellow Indian Woman Beans
Fava Beans	Pink Pearl Beans	Yellow Mung Dal Beans
Feijao Beans	Pinto Beans	Ying-Yang Beans
Flageolet Beans	Pigeon Peas (Beans)	Zuni Gold Beans
Flageolettes Beans	Poquito Beans
Flor de Mayo Beans	Pueblo Beans
Florida Butterbeans	Pigeon Peas (Beans)
French Navy Beans
Lentils
Autumn Lentil Mix	Ivory Lentils	Petite Crimson Lentils
Black Beluga Lentils	Lenticchie Verdi Lentils	Red Chief Lentils
Canary Lentils	Marrone Lentils	Spanish Pardina Lentils
French Green Lentils	Petite Estoria Lentils	Petite Golden Lentils
	Petite Castillo Lentils
Peas
Green Peas (whole)	Monk Peas (whole)	Yellow Peas (split)
Green Peas (split)	Pigeon Peas (Beans)	Yellow Peas (whole)
	Marrone Bell Peas (Beans)
ORGANIC BEANS, PEAS & LENTILS
Organic Adzuki Beans	Organic Dark Red Kidney Beans	Organic Pinto Beans
Organic Anasazi Beans	Organic Flageolet Beans	Organic Petite French Beans
Organic Appaloosa Beans	Organic Garbanzo Beans	Organic Red Pearl Beans
Organic Black-eyed Peas (Beans)	Organic Giant White Beans	Organic Soy Beans
Organic Black Turtle Beans	Organic Great Northern Beans	Organic White Baby Lima Beans
Organic Chick Peas (Beans)	Organic Green Mung Dal Beans	Organic White Kidney Beans
Organic Cranberry Beans	Organic Light Red Kidney Beans	Organic Paris Bistro Soup Mix
Organic Cannellini Beans	Organic Jackson Wonder Beans
Organic European Soldier Beans	Organic Pink Pearl Beans
		Organic Green Peas (split)
Organic Black Beluga Lentils		Organic Green Peas (whole)
Organic French Green Lentils	Organic Marrone Lentils	Organic Yellow Peas (whole)
Organic Lenticchie Verdi Lentils	Organic Red Chief Lentils	Organic Yellow Peas (split)