Organic Pinto Beans 500g
Category: Légumineuses
Pinto beans are the most popular bean in Mexico and the US — speckled beige-and-brown before cooking, they turn a uniform pinkish-brown once cooked with a creamy, earthy flavour. These certified organic pinto beans from Just Natural Organic are the essential ingredient in authentic refried beans, burritos, and cowboy beans.
High in plant protein (21g/100g), folate, manganese, iron, and dietary fibre. Anthocyanin antioxidants from their pigment.
Certified organic by the Soil Association. Plastic-free. Available in 500g.
Soak overnight, cook 60–90 minutes. Use in refried beans, burritos, chilli, cowboy beans, and soups.
Recipe idea — Refried Beans: Cook 300g pinto beans until very soft. Fry 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tsp cumin in lard or olive oil. Add the beans and mash roughly with a fork while stirring — add cooking liquid for desired consistency. Season generously. The essential Mexican side dish and burrito filling.
| Nutritional Values per 100g (dry) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1393 kJ / 333 kcal |
| Fat | 1g |
| Of Which Saturates | 0.2g |
| Carbohydrates | 63g |
| Of Which Sugars | 2g |
| Fibre | 16g |
| Protein | 21g |
| Salt | 0g |
Ingredients: Organic Pinto Beans.
FAQs
Why do pinto beans lose their spots when cooked?
The speckled pattern of raw pinto beans comes from pigments that dissolve in water during cooking — cooked pintos are uniformly pink-brown.
Do they need soaking?
Yes — soak 8–12 hours. Cook 60–90 minutes.
