What’s In Your Beans?

Posted by on April 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Randall Beans are a natural food that includes only the best ingredients we can find. Our beans include only four ingredients: fully cooked beans, water, sugar and salt. That’s it. No hidden preservatives, no gunky chemicals. Just delicious beans ready for you and your family to eat and enjoy.

Nutritional label for Randall Beans Deluxe Great Northern Beans

Nutritional label for Randall Beans Deluxe Pinto Beans

Nutritional label for Randall Beans Deluxe Mixed Beans

 

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Mixed Beans Nutritional Information

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Our mixed beans contain only the choicest beans, cooked simply and ready for your table. Find out more about the nutrition that’s included in every jar of Randall Beans Deluxe Mixed Beans:

Randall Beans Mixed Beans Nutrition Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients: Cooked beans, water, salt, sugar

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Pinto Beans Nutritional Information

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What’s in our delicious and healthy pinto beans? Only the best ingredients. Check out the nutrition that’s packed into ever jar of Randall Beans pinto beans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients: Cooked beans, water, salt, sugar

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Great Northern White Beans Nutritional Information

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Just how healthy are our beans? Check out the full nutritional information on Randall Beans’ great northern white beans:

Randall Beans Great Northern White Bean Nutritional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients: Cooked beans, water, salt, sugar

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Why don’t Randall Beans have a “Sell by” or “Best By” date on them

Posted by on January 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The US Food and Drug Administration requires us to put on our jar a “produced on” date, but not a “sell by” or “best by”  date.  Here’s why:

Randall beans are some of the very few food products that the US FDA certifies as being “commercially sterile” (ie as sterile as, say, surgical instruments).  This is due to the production process:  The beans are placed in jars, the jars are seal with caps, and the sealed jars are heated to a high enough temperature so that all microbes are killed.  So as long as the jar’s seal is not broken, Randall beans are microbe-free, and hence have an indefinite shelf life.  The flavor degrades somewhat over time, but they are always safe to eat.  So Randall beans last virtually forever.
That said, we generally recommend that you discard rather than eat a jar of Randall beans that is more than a year old.  While Randall beans have an indefinite “shelf life” we find that the flavor degrades slightly after a year, and we want you to taste Randall beans at their best.
In case you are interested, here is what the code on our jars tell you:
A typical code looks like this:  TGN12001AA .  
  • The first letter is for the production location (T = our only plant, located in Tekonsha, MI).
  • The next 1 or 2 letters are for the product type (GN = Great Northern beans, P = Pinto beans, M = Mixed beans).
  • The next 2 digits are for the production year (10 = 2010, 11 = 2011, 12 = 2012, etc.).
  • The next 3 digits are for the production day (001 = Jan 1st, 002 = Jan 2nd, … , 365 = Dec 31st)
  • The next 1 or 2 letters are for the production batch (A = 1st batch, B = 2nd batch, … AA = 27th batch, AB = 28th batch, etc)
So the code TGN12001AA tells you that it is a jar of Great Northern beans produced in our Tekonsha plant on January 1, 2012 in the 27th batch of the day.

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What does the code mean on the neck of the jar?

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The code on the jar of Randall products tells you (and us) when and where the jar of beans was produced.  We are required by the US Food and Drug Administration to put this code on each jar.
A typical code looks like this:  TGN12001AA .  
  • The first letter is for the production location (T = our only plant, located in Tekonsha, MI).
  • The next 1 or 2 letters are for the product type (GN = Great Northern beans, P = Pinto beans, M = Mixed beans).
  • The next 2 digits are for the production year (10 = 2010, 11 = 2011, 12 = 2012, etc.).
  • The next 3 digits are for the production day (001 = Jan 1st, 002 = Jan 2nd, … , 365 = Dec 31st)
  • The next 1 or 2 letters are for the production batch (A = 1st batch, B = 2nd batch, … AA = 27th batch, AB = 28th batch, etc)
So the code TGN12001AA tells you and us that it is a jar of Great Northern beans produced in our Tekonsha plant on January 1, 2012 in the 27th batch of the day.
You may be wondering for how long our beans are safe to eat.
Randall Beans are some of the very few food products that the US FDA certifies as being “commercially sterile” (ie as sterile as, say, surgical instruments).  This is due to the production process:  The beans are placed in jars, the jars are seal with caps, and the sealed jars are heated to a high enough temperature so that all microbes are killed.  So as long as the jar’s seal is not broken, Randall beans are microbe-free, and hence have an indefinite shelf life.  The flavor degrades somewhat over time, but they are always safe to eat.  So Randall beans last virtually forever.
But there are two additional factors you might want to keep in mind:
First, while Randall Beans remain safe to eat indefinitely, the flavor   does degrade somewhat over time.  If you have a jar of Randall beans that are more than a year old, we recommend that you discard it.
Second, rarely but sometimes, the cap on the jar can become unsealed while sitting in your pantry, especially if the jar is more than a couple of years old.  You will know that the seal in broken because the beans will both look and smell bad.  Again, if you have a jar of Randall beans that are more than a year old, we recommend that you discard it.

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Where is your plant located?

Posted by on January 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The company’s headquarters is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, but all production is still performed in Tekonsha, Michigan.

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What bean products do you offer?

Posted by on January 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Pinto, Great Northern, and Mixed (blend of light red kidney, great northern, navy, Lima beans, small red beans; black-eyed and whole green peas). All are available in 24- and 48-ounce jars.

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Are beans a healthy food?

Posted by on January 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Yes, beans are an excellent source of fiber, protein, and complex carbohydrates, which the body needs for energy.

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Are your beans gluten free?

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Yes, Randall Beans are gluten-free.

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