Lima 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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Pollen food allergy3
Some people allergic to mesquite pollen also react to lima bean, studies of their blood show.
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 650 products on Open Food Facts that list lima bean.
- Spanish butter bean stew BOL · 450 g 0 additives
- BUTTER BEANS IN WATER TESCO · 400 g 2 additives
- 5 Bean Medley Merchant Gourmet · 240 g 0 additives
- Carrot & butter bean Baxters 0 additives
- Heinz Big Soup Chunky Veg Heinz · 400 g 0 additives
- Butter Beans in Water Napolina · 400 g 3 additives
References
- 1lima bean: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
- 2Lima bean. Wikipedia. Accessed September 30, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 3Dhyani A, Arora N, Jain VK, Sridhara S, Singh BP. Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated cross-reactivity between mesquite pollen proteins and lima bean, an edible legume. Clin Exp Immunol. 2007;149(3):517-24. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03446.x