Cirio Borlotti

Weight: 400g (240g drained)

Cirio Borlotti are ready-cooked borlotti beans with a creamy texture and a mild, nutty flavour, just rinse, drain and use.

They're the classic bean for pasta e fagioli and minestrone, and are just as good in chilli, stews, bean salads or mashed with olive oil and garlic on toast. Cirio has been preserving Italian tomatoes and vegetables since 1856, when Francesco Cirio founded the company in Turin.

Nutrition: per 100g: 97kcal (408kJ), 0.5g fat (0.1g saturates), 13.2g carbohydrate (0.6g sugars), 5.8g fibre, 7g protein and 1.1g salt.

• Ready-cooked borlotti beans
• Ingredients: borlotti beans, water, salt
• A source of fibre and plant protein
• Great in soups, stews and salads
• From Italian brand Cirio