Green Beans have wide, heart-shaped green leaves and produce white, pink, and purple flowers. As a superfood legume, they contain many essential vitamins including A, C, K, B6, and B9 (folate). Just one cup of raw Green Beans provides almost 10% of the daily recommended amount of folate. Green Beans are an excellent source of fiber, calcium, silicon, iron, manganese, and potassium. Legumes are rich in antioxidants including flavonols, quercetin, and kaempferol which actively reduce the risk of chronic disease.