Barbati is a favorite traditional high value vegetable of Bangladesh. It is grown throughout Bangladesh for its long green pods as vegetables, seeds as pules and filiage as fodder. It is rich in nutritive value.

Nutritive Value :
Each 100 g of edible portion of Kidney bean contains moisture 87.0 g, minerals 0.8g, fibre 3.8 g, energy 50 K cal, protein 3.0 g, fat 0.2 g, protein 4.3 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 9.0 g, calcium 33 mg, iron 5.9 mg, Vitamin B1-.14 mg, Vitamin B2-.03 mg, vitamin 'C' 14 mg. phosphorus 59 mg. niacin 0.9 mg.