✦ Most digestible legume
✦ Plant protein and folate
✦ Manganese and iron
✦ Versatile: whole, split, or sprouted
Mung beans are small, oval, olive-green legumes from South and Southeast Asia, one of the most versatile legumes in the world. They are used whole, split (as moong dal), or sprouted. They provide plant protein, folate, manganese, iron, and are one of the most digestible legumes with lower gas-producing oligosaccharides than most beans.
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Preparation note
Whole mung beans can be sprouted in 2-3 days for a living food that gains vitamin C; cook without soaking in 30-40 minutes, or with a 6-hour soak in 20-25 minutes.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Mung Beans Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
400
kJ
Energy
23.9
g
Protein
46.3
g
Carbs
10.0
g
Fibre
1.10
g
Fat
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glutamic acid | 4.30 g | — | |
| Aspartic acid | 2.63 g | — | |
| Leucine | 1.92 g | — | |
| Arginine | 1.79 g | — | |
| Lysine | 1.75 g | — | |
| Valine | 1.34 g | — | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.24 g | — | |
| Isoleucine | 1.08 g | — | |
| Serine | 1.08 g | — | |
| Proline | 1.08 g | — | |
| Alanine | 1.00 g | — | |
| Threonine | 0.932 g | — | |
| Glycine | 0.837 g | — | |
| Tyrosine | 0.837 g | — | |
| Histidine | 0.621 g | — | |
| Methionine | 0.382 g | — | |
| Cysteine | 0.359 g | — | |
| Tryptophan | 0.311 g | — |
* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.
Primary data source for this entry:
McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021.
All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated.
% Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
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