Faba beans are an important winter legume crop in the world. Faba beans have high nutritional value, with a protein content of 25% -35%. Faba beans are also rich in sugar, minerals, vitamins, calcium, and iron. In addition, as a nitrogen fixing crop, fava beans can convert molecular nitrogen in nature into nitrogen compounds, increasing soil nitrogen content.
According to the "Taiping Yulan" of the Song Dynasty, fava beans were introduced to the Central Plains by Zhang Qian from the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty. Faba beans are widely planted in China and have been an important food resource and export resource since ancient times.
Faba beans belong to small grains and have very important life value. It can not only be used as a traditional staple food, but also as a modern green food and nutritious health food. It is a food crop and animal feed rich in nutrients and protein.