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Oloyin beans are very nutritious and allow you add variety to your diet. Olotu beans are an excellent source of protein and other nutrients. Beans can be cooked in a variety of ways depending on your diet and taste. Oloyin beans is a variety of Nigerian brown beans also called “sweet beans”. This healthy legume derives the name “oloyin” from the Yoruba word “oyin” which means honey. These light brown, kidney-shaped cowpeas, known as ewa oloyin (honey beans) in Yoruba, are delicious to taste, which is why they are popular throughout West Africa. Use it In soups and stews or to prepare this classic, hearty Nigerian dish of beans topped with an oily tomato-and-pepper sauce.The Oloyin beans can be dehusked, and mixed with spices (like onions and pepper), before being ground into powder to make akara or moi-moi. Alternatively, oloyin beans can be boiled in palm oil to produce a delicious beans porridge which can be eaten with yam, potatoes, and other tubers.Oloyin beans is known to be very healthy due to its high protein content, low fat, and the bowel cleansing effect of its roughage content. Eating beans (which is a legume) four times a week or more, compared to less than once a week, confers a 22 percent lower risk of coronary heart disease. Research also shows that beans lower blood pressure, and that a single serving of beans a day can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol by 5 percent!