Some of the most interesting studies on the borlotto bean:

Seedling Emergence and Phenotypic Response of Common Bean Germplasm to Different Temperatures under Controlled Conditions and in Open Field.
De Ron AM, Rodiño AP, Santalla M, González AM, Lema MJ, Martín I, Kigel J.
Front Plant Sci. 2016 Aug 2;7:1087. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01087

Zolfino landrace (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from Pratomagno: general and specific features of a functional food.
Balestri F, Rotondo R, Moschini R, Pellegrino M, Cappiello M, Barracco V, Misuri L, Sorce C, Andreucci A, Del-Corso A, Mura U.
Food Nutr Res. 2016 Jul 12;60:31792. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v60.31792

A flux-based assessment of the effects of ozone on foliar injury, photosynthesis, and yield of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Borlotto Nano Lingua di Fuoco) in open-top chambers.
Gerosa G, Marzuoli R, Rossini M, Panigada C, Meroni M, Colombo R, Faoro F, Iriti M.
Environ Pollut. 2009 May;157(5):1727-36. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.028.

Primary structures of proteinase inhibitors from Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus (cv. Borlotto).
Funk A, Weder JK, Belitz HD.
Z Lebensm Unters Forsch. 1993 Apr;196(4):343-50.

Isolation and characterization of some proteinase inhibitors from Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus.
Gerstenberg H, Belitz HD, Weder JK.
Z Lebensm Unters Forsch. 1980 Jul;171(1):28-34.

The bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), is one of the most important plants for human nutrition and is also one of the vegetables with more protein.

In richer countries, the consumption of beans consumption has decreased even though meat production is much more expensive and is considered, by comparison, less healthy.

Red meat has important health contraindications as it appears to be associated with cardiovascular disorders and cancer. The scientific literature agrees on this.

To counter this trend, it is suggested to replace meat, in particular red meat, with vegetables that provide the human body with the proteins necessary for healthy development, i.e. beans.

Even with regard to one of the most common health problems in high-tech countries, obesity, beans play an important role.

The content of the beans includes (1):

• protein 18 to 31%
• carbohydrates 50 to 76%
• calcium 0.05 to 0.31%

The Borlotto bean is a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris (Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus) found in the Italian National Register of Horticulture Varieties with No.307.

Borlotto bean studies

References__________________________________________________

(1) Dry beans of Phaseolus. A review. Part 1. Chemical composition: proteins.  Sathe SK, Deshpande SS, Salunkhe DK.  Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 1984;20(1):1-46.