Bean Count Contest #8

The Jar
The Rules
The Prizes
The Guesses
The Final Count
The Winners
The Beans and Recipes
Questions?
Eating Plant-Based in Davis

How many beans in this jar?

There are 3 types of beans:

• Garbanzo
• Baby Lima
• Fava

The Rules

• The jar of beans is at the plant-based booth at the Davis Farmers' Market every Saturday (weather permitting) from 8:00-1:00 in the non-profit/community area.
• It is free to guess (estimate) the number of beans in the jar. You can update your guess by submitting another one.
• The contest will end when there are 70 or 80 guesses. It will then take a little while to carefully count the beans.
• The 4 guesses that are closest (above or below) to the final count will win the prizes. Ties will be resolved by a complex objective algorithm and (if needed) a coin toss. The winners will be notified and the results will be posted on this web site.

  Everyone will receive a message - win or lose.

The Prizes

1. $50 gift certificate at the Davis Food Co-op at 620 G Street.
2. $30 gift certificate at Trader Joe's at 885 Russell Blvd.
3. Cool Beans - bean cookbook by Joe Yonan, published by Ten Speed Press in 2020.
4. The Great Vegan Bean Book - bean cookbook by Kathy Hester, published by Fair Winds Press in 2013.

The Guesses (aka Estimates)

Several people carefully analyzed, counted, measured, and multiplied. Others made a 'wild ass guess' by gut instinct and intuition. Estimation is a difficult art.

Bar graph of the guesses:

< 300 *****
< 400 *******
< 500 ***********
< 600 ****************
< 700 ******
< 800 *****
< 900 ****
<1000 ******
<1100 ***
<1200 *
<1300 *
<1600 *
<1700 *
<1800 *
<2000 *
<2400 *
<2700 *
<2900 *
<3500 *

Here are all the guesses - with people's names abbreviated to the first 3 characters of their first and last names.

In guess numerical order

In alphabetical order by name

The Final Count

Garbanzo	647
Baby Lima	399
Fava	49
Total	1095

The Winners

Off By	Guess	Name	Prize
10	1105	Delaney Souza	$50 Gift Certificate at the Co-op
93	1002	Bryce	$30 Gift Certificate at Trader Joe's
95	1000	Logan	Cool Beans cookbook
95	1000	Jose Vega	The Great Vegan Bean Book cookbook

The Beans and Recipes

Also known as chickpea. An ancient bean and perhaps the most versatile one in the pantry as a roasted snack and for its ability to hold its shape in salads and to become creamy and fluffy as purees, including what has to be the most popular dip in the world: hummus. It's used widely in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Middle Eastern, Mexican, and American cooking. Varieties: black chickpea, black gram, ceci siciliani, cicerchie, desi, kabuli (the most common in America). Hummus

Baby Lima

Named for its Lima, Peru birthplace, this big flat bean tastes a little sweet and has a creamy texture. Varieties: large white (buttery, a little mealy), baby white (creamier, a little fruity), Christmas. Mediterranean-Style Baked Lima Beans

Fava

Also known as broad bean. One of the oldest beans in Europe where it is especially beloved in Middle Eastern cooking. It's a little fussy to prepare from the fresh pods, because each bean is wrapped in a second skin, although plenty of cultures don't bother peeling. Dried varieties: large brown, split/skinned, and mini brown (traditional in Middle Eastern ful). Cooking with Fava Beans

Questions?