Beans in toast: UK should switch to broad bean bread, say researchers

Switch to flour made from legumes would make loaves healthier and more sustainable, says professor

Britain should switch to eating bread made from broad beans, researchers have said, because it would be more sustainable and easily deliver key nutrients.

Using flour made from broad beans – or fava beans – could represent one of the biggest changes to UK food in a generation, according to scientists at the University of Reading.