Lima beans

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Lima beans are large, flat, off-white, kidney-shaped

edible seeds in the bean family. They usually eaten

shelled for their delicious beans, just like fava beans.

In line with other major beans, lima too is one of the

ancient cultivated crops.

Lima pods are believed to be originated in the

tropical fertile valleys of Central America as wild

cultivars and domesticated by native Mayans, Aztecs

and later by the Incas as a valuable source of protein.