Dry Beans — Storage
Metadata research draftEvidence limits
⚠️ Status: drafted from the literature survey. Values Unknown until source notes/full text.
Drying
Section titled “Drying”- Beans must be fully dry before storage (sun-dried traditionally; relevant for Mexico frijol). Drying method/target moisture
Unknown(seemoistureandprocessing.md).
Moisture
Section titled “Moisture”- Safe storage moisture is critical. Dry / ultra-dry storage studied (candidate
10.15258/sst.2007.35.1.15— pepper, bean, cowpea, others); moisture × temperature for pinto beans (10.1016/j.jspr.2012.11.003).
Containers
Section titled “Containers”- Airtight, pest-proof (sealed tins/jars/glass; insect exclusion is key as the weevil is an outdoor-resident). Recommend at room temp —
Unknown.
Temperature / humidity
Section titled “Temperature / humidity”- Cool, dry; room-temp viability for resowing
Unknown.
Insects / pests (the defining risk)
Section titled “Insects / pests (the defining risk)”- Bean weevil / bruchid (Acanthoscealides obtectus) — the principal storage pest (Mexican bean weevil). Tight-sealing/exclusion is the practical small-scale defense. Hard
pest_riskhigh.
Shelf life
Section titled “Shelf life”- Food vs seed viability shelf life —
Unknown.
Hard-to-cook defect
Section titled “Hard-to-cook defect”- Improper storage → hard-to-cook (bean type/moisture/blanch/storage time:
10.1111/j.1365-2621.1979.tb03796.x). A signature dry-bean storage-quality concern.
Structured-data impact
Section titled “Structured-data impact”- Feeds
storage.*+pest_riskindata/crops/dry-beans.yaml.