Broad bean
What the research shows
Not enough
published research on this page yet*
*Allergies present
What research says
Allergies and intolerances
These are about people with an allergy, an intolerance or coeliac disease. The signal is about the ingredient itself, and these are about the person eating it, so the signal does not count them.
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Immune response to proteins3
In people in Morocco, many reacted to broad bean proteins, and these proteins stood up to heat and pepsin.
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Allergic reactions to food4
Some people are allergic to broad bean, and in animal studies it caused severe allergic reactions.
The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.
Products
The 6 most-scanned of 349 products on Open Food Facts that list broad bean.
- Marmite Crunch graze · 100 g 1 additive
- Cuire & rôtir Fruit d'Or · 500 g 2 additives
- Salt & Vinegar (crunch) Graze · 100 g 2 additives
- Honey Roast Crunch Graze · 100 g 0 additives
- 35+ Gut Booster Mega Mix good gut · 300 g 0 additives
- Sweet chilli crunch Graze 4 additives
References
- 1broad bean: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
- 2Vicia faba. Wikipedia. Accessed September 30, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 3Bousfiha A, Aarab L. Modulation of IgE immunoreactivity to broad bean proteins after food processing in a Moroccan population. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2014;42(1):29-34. doi:10.1016/j.aller.2012.06.004
- 4Kumar D, Kumar S, Verma AK, et al. Hypersensitivity linked to exposure of broad bean protein(s) in allergic patients and BALB/c mice. Nutrition. 2014;30(7-8):903-14. doi:10.1016/j.nut.2013.11.024