Mung Bean
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Mung beans are small green legumes cooked across Asia into light summer soups, sweet bean desserts, sprouts and dals. They are easier to digest than many beans and provide plant protein, folate, iron and resistant starch.
Points nutritionnels
- ✓Good plant-protein source with folate and iron
- ✓High in dietary fibre and resistant starch
- ✓Traditional summer cooling soup ingredient
- ✓Versatile whole, split or sprouted
Usages alimentaires quotidiens
- ●Classic lightly sweetened mung bean soup (chilled)
- ●Cooked into dahl-style curries and stews
- ●Sprouted for stir-fries and salads
- ●Added to congee with coix seed
Comment le déguster
30–60g dried beans. Soak 1–2 hours, simmer 30–40 minutes until just split. For desserts, sweeten lightly.
Recherche moderne
Mung bean protein and polyphenols (vitexin, isovitexin) are studied for antioxidant and glycaemic effects, while sprouted mung beans show elevated enzyme and vitamin activity.
⚠ Précautions
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🍳 Recettes avec cet ingrédient
The classic Asian summer cooler: tender mung beans simmered until just split, lightly sweetened and served over ice. Hydrating, beany and refreshing.
Questions fréquentes
Qu’est-ce que Mung Bean? +
Mung beans are small green legumes cooked across Asia into light summer soups, sweet bean desserts, sprouts and dals. They are easier to digest than many beans and provide plant protein, folate, iron and resistant starch.
Mung Bean Comment manger? +
30–60g dried beans. Soak 1–2 hours, simmer 30–40 minutes until just split. For desserts, sweeten lightly.
Y a-t-il des précautions pour Mung Bean? +
Like other legumes, mung beans must be cooked thoroughly. Increase fibre gradually if beans are new to your diet.
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Chewy pearl-shaped grain with resistant starch and coixanol — swapped for rice in light summer congee.
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