GREEN BEANS : The Origin and Content
Green beans (of the Dutch
language, boontjes, Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
is a kind of beans that can be eaten. Fruit,
seeds, and leaves
are used as a vegetable by the
people. The green beans are rich in protein content. Green beans are believed to come from Central America and
South America . The green beans that include families Papilionaceae
(Leguminosae) is a twining plant species, has
roots riding and
long side and
require a pole to climb.
Green beans are rich in
vegetable proteins and vitamins it helps
lower blood pressure and blood sugar metabolism
escort very fit
and eaten by
those with diabetes or hypertension. Fiber
content and high enzyme that can help
you lose weight.
The green beans plants have
white flowers crown. The older, the crown was changed color to yellow, sometimes
even into purple. The green beans are also not difficult to be cultivated. Cultivation
is generally carried out using seeds. Green beans can be processed into a
variety of dishes and if it be really nice addition to the soup. The
composition of compounds in vegetables green beans include: alkaloids, flavonoids,
saponins, triterpenoida, steroida, stigmasterin, trigonelin, arginine, an amino
acid, asparagine, kholina, tannins, fasin (toksalbumin), starch, vitamins, and minerals.

Based on research, a
substance contained in green beans are b-sitosterol and stigmasterol that able
to increase insulin production. Insulin is a hormone produced naturally by the
pancreas and serves to lower blood sugar levels. If the pancreas is only able
to produce less insulin (or not at all) then the person will be exposed to the
disease diabetes mellitus. Thus, by eating the green beans, we also will be
spared from the disease diabetes.