New research suggests that incorporating a daily serving of chickpeas into one's diet may help lower cholesterol levels, ...

When nutrition researchers began studying common beans more closely, they uncovered something remarkable. Analysis of over 44,000 participants revealed that this simple pantry staple could ...

Kidney beans are a type of "common bean" that share an ancestor with black beans, pintos, and navy beans. European explorers first discovered this ancestor bean in Peru and helped spread common ...

Another common bean concern is to salt or not to salt. There are advocates on both sides. Some say salt can make the skins tough, especially with older beans, yet America’s Test Kitchen ...