Table 1.

Pod characteristics of dry compared to various snap bean types. (Modified from Myers and Kmiecik, 2017 [13]).

Type	Pod Wall Fiber	Pod Cross-Section Shape	Pod Wall Thickness	Pod Suture Fiber (“Strings”)
Dry	High	Flat, oval	Thin	Present
Romano	Low	Flat	Thin	Generally absent
String	Low	Oval, rhomboid, round	Thick	Present
Snap	Low	Oval, round	Thick	Absent