Are Gigante Beans The Same As Butter Beans?
Gigante beans and butter beans are not the same. Gigante beans, also known as elephant beans or large lima beans, are white and can be up to twice the size of butter beans. Butter beans are pale yellow and smaller than gigante beans. They also have a creamier texture and a sweeter taste than gigante beans. While they can be substituted for each other in some recipes, they are not the same bean.