The regulatory Council of the I.G.P. Bañeza-León bean works in the improvement and in the rigorous control of more traditional varieties of beans in the province of León and Zamora North: pint, kidney, cinnamon and Planchet.
Legumes are one of the groups of nutrients most characteristic of the diets of the Mediterranean countries, due to its high nutritional values in protein, energy, low-fat and calcium, which joined its cardiovascular benefits in the fight against diabetes and cholesterol.