THE BLUE LAKE CANADIAN HEIRLOOM POLE BEAN SEED
Nutrition and Cost
Nutritional Factors
In terms of nutrition the pole bean is relatively very healthy for consumption; the bean is composed of 83% carbohydrates, 14% protein and 3% fat per serving (Nutrition.ca, 2014). Without exceeding the necessary daily servings, carbohydrates are very good for a person; it is a rich source of short term energy so if eaten at lunch in the middle of the day the farmer will receive an extra boost of energy from the carbohydrates in the beans (Nutrition.ca, 2014). However, an over consumption of the beans is not so good because if the energy from the sugars is not used in the day the carbohydrates will be converted into fat, this is the body way of storing energy to be used later but too much fat can be dangerous to the body (Nutrition.ca, 2014). Excess body fat can cause many different severe health issues such as arthritis, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease, etc. therefore although there is a need for some carbohydrates every day, the Nepalese people cannot solely rely on the beans for food because too many carbohydrates will be more bad for a Nepal farmer rather than good (Nutrition.ca, 2014).
Cost
The price of this seed is not inexpensive, the Incredible Seed sells the seed in packs of 50 at $2.75, however in Nepal the fields per farmer are relatively small being around 2 acres of land, and each farmer does not use their entire field for one crop therefore they will only need to buy enough seed for the section of land being used (5). In terms of the shipping, the company states that they will handle the process and paper work for a standard fee (Chris, 2014).
In terms of nutrition the pole bean is relatively very healthy for consumption; the bean is composed of 83% carbohydrates, 14% protein and 3% fat per serving (Nutrition.ca, 2014). Without exceeding the necessary daily servings, carbohydrates are very good for a person; it is a rich source of short term energy so if eaten at lunch in the middle of the day the farmer will receive an extra boost of energy from the carbohydrates in the beans (Nutrition.ca, 2014). However, an over consumption of the beans is not so good because if the energy from the sugars is not used in the day the carbohydrates will be converted into fat, this is the body way of storing energy to be used later but too much fat can be dangerous to the body (Nutrition.ca, 2014). Excess body fat can cause many different severe health issues such as arthritis, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease, etc. therefore although there is a need for some carbohydrates every day, the Nepalese people cannot solely rely on the beans for food because too many carbohydrates will be more bad for a Nepal farmer rather than good (Nutrition.ca, 2014).
Cost
The price of this seed is not inexpensive, the Incredible Seed sells the seed in packs of 50 at $2.75, however in Nepal the fields per farmer are relatively small being around 2 acres of land, and each farmer does not use their entire field for one crop therefore they will only need to buy enough seed for the section of land being used (5). In terms of the shipping, the company states that they will handle the process and paper work for a standard fee (Chris, 2014).