King Cole Lima Beans — MUNCH

Munch or Dump rates King Cole Lima Beans by King Cole MUNCH — score 88/90.

A can of beans that is, in fact, beans. Salt brine and a firming mineral are the only company they keep. Rinse them and even the sodium complaint mostly washes away.

Why this verdict

• Four-ingredient list: lima beans, water, salt, and a firming agent — nothing else
• Lima beans bring fiber, folate, and plant protein with almost zero fat
• Calcium chloride is a benign mineral salt that keeps the beans firm — not a preservative red flag
• Only knock is brine sodium, and draining plus rinsing cuts that by roughly 40%

Ingredients (4)

• Lima Beans (safe) — Whole legume packed with plant protein, fiber, potassium, and iron.
• Water (safe) — Used as a basic ingredient in bread.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• calcium chloride (safe) — Firming salt that keeps the dice from turning to mush; trace amount, well tolerated.