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Ingredient dictionary

Flat bean on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Flat bean is a kind of green bean. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 171 products, most often in vegetables. Per 100 g: about 32 kcal and 1.9 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does flat bean contain an allergen?

Flat bean is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is flat bean vegan?

Yes. Flat bean is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does flat bean have on a label?

In English flat bean can also read “romano bean”, “helda bean” or “flat green beans”. On European labels it is “haricot vert plat” in French, “flache Bohne” in German and “judia verde plana” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

In Englishromano beanhelda beanflat green beansflat beansrunner bean

French: haricot vert plat, haricots verts plats
German: flache Bohne, Helda Bohne
Spanish: judia verde plana, ferraúra
Dutch: snijboon
Swedish: romanabönor
Finnish: romanopapu, romanopavut
Romanian: fasole boabe Romano
Croatian: pljosnati grah

Which foods contain flat bean?

Open Food Facts lists flat bean in the ingredients of 171 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and beans and pulses. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Canada.

Vegetables72
Ready meals44
Beans and pulses9
Pasta, rice and flour4
Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 88 · Spain 41 · Canada 11 · United States 9.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where flat bean turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in flat bean?

Flat bean has about 32 kcal per 100 g, with 1.9 g protein, 4.5 g carbohydrate and 0.1 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Flat bean, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

32kcal per 100 g

1.9g protein

4.5g carbohydrate

0.1g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.3 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 3 g, salt 0.05 g, energy 135 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20269. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is flat bean?

Flat bean is a kind of green bean.

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