Faba de Lourenzá

Faba de Lourenzá is a dried bean of the local Faba Galaica variety (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown in the coastal valleys of A Mariña Luguesa, province of Lugo, Galicia. The specification requires plain white colour, kidney shape, very large seed size of 80–120 g per 100 seeds, and moisture content of 14–17%. No chemicals are used in preservation.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 5 July 2005 under file number PGI-ES-0480 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013780), Faba de Lourenzá covers dried beans of the Faba Galaica variety, an Andean cultivar of Phaseolus vulgaris L. of the Fabaceae family, grown, prepared and packed within the defined area. The geographical area comprises the coastal territory of the province of Lugo known as A Mariña Luguesa, encompassing three administrative districts — A Mariña Occidental, A Mariña Central and A Mariña Oriental — and fifteen named municipalities including Lourenzá, Mondoñedo, Ribadeo and Viveiro. Seeds must be certified, approved seeds produced by the same grower, or seeds from other fields listed in the inspection body's register. Sowing takes place from May to June at a depth of 2 to 5 cm. Harvest runs from the end of August to the end of November. Before packing, beans are cleaned, sifted, sorted and treated against weevils in refrigerated chambers at minus 20 °C or less for at least 48 hours; no chemical preservatives are used. Beans are marketed as extra or first class and are normally packed in 0.5 kg and 1 kg packages. Each package must bear the producer's trade mark label and a PGI label issued by the inspection body, the Instituto Galego da Calidade Alimentaria (Ingacal), carrying a sequential alphanumeric code and the official logo of the designation. The specification permits no other variety.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 5 July 2005 under file number PGI-ES-0480; eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013780.
• Seed size is specified as 80–120 g per 100 seeds, with individual bean length of 19–26 mm, width 9–11 mm and thickness 7–8 mm.
• Weevil treatment requires refrigerated chambers at minus 20 °C or less for at least 48 hours; no chemicals are used to preserve the product.
• The specification permits only the Faba Galaica variety of Phaseolus vulgaris L.; colour must be plain white all over.

Tasting notes

Galician white bean IGP from Lourenzá. Creamy texture.

HoReCa use

Faba de Lourenzá is used in Galician cuisine, including in pote galego and similar preparations.

Packaging

• vacuum-pack-dried-500g
• vacuum-pack-dried-1kg