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The kidney bean is a variety of the common bean (P. vulgaris), so named because of its kidney-like shape and its colour. The optimum moisture range is ***4%. The colour of kidney beans ranges all the way from very light red to very dark, almost purple. Hard seed is a term reserved for those seeds that take up water slowly or not at all during soaking because of a relatively impermeable seed coat. Hard seeds are often found after storage of dried beans in an atmosphere of very low humidity. A small percentage of hard seeds may be expected in kidney beans held under such conditions. These beans generally do not soak up completely and may remain undesirably hard, even after canning.