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Confidence votes 30. The starch is a kind of energy which is stored in the plant , and almost all the plants have the starch.The content of starch in the green bean is between 47.2% to 58.6%.
If left on the plant too long, most peas and beans become starchy. Those starchy beans can be shelled, cooked and eaten just like dried beans you've used in soup. One caution: mature beans of some legumes have toxins. Kidney and lima beans, for example, must always be boiled before being eaten.