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Mung Beans

Mung Beans

Beans, Mung (Mung Beans)  Mung beans are among the smallest of beans.  They are quite common in Asia, but are not usually sold in supermarkets in the United States.  We purchase our mung beans from our coop, a health food store, or from a specialty food store.  Sprouted mung beans are a common ingredient in many Chinese recipes.  Mung beans are also used to make cellophane noodles.  Whole mung beans can also be used in soup and other recipes.  The actual size of the mung beans can be seen in the photo of the cup to the left.  See the nutritional charts below for raw and cooked mung beans.

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw

Scientific Name: Vigna radiata

NDB No: 16080

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error
1.00 X 1 cup
-------
207g
Proximates
Water
g
9.05
60
0.439
18.73
Energy
kcal
347
0
0
718
Energy
kj
1453
0
0
3008
Protein
g
23.86
82
0.371
49.39
Total lipid (fat)
g
1.15
65
0.144
2.38
Ash
g
3.32
58
0.099
6.87
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
62.62
0
0
129.62
Fiber, total dietary
g
16.3
0
0
33.7
Sugars, total
g
6.60
0
0
13.66
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
132
49
13.66
273
Iron, Fe
mg
6.74
55
0.872
13.95
Magnesium, Mg
mg
189
29
11.294
391
Phosphorus, P
mg
367
48
7.089
760
Potassium, K
mg
1246
18
42.146
2579
Sodium, Na
mg
15
12
2.113
31
Zinc, Zn
mg
2.68
26
0.117
5.55
Copper, Cu
mg
0.941
21
0.044
1.948
Manganese, Mn
mg
1.035
19
0.076
2.142
Selenium, Se
mcg
8.2
0
0
17.0
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
4.8
5
0
9.9
Thiamin
mg
0.621
19
0.076
1.285
Riboflavin
mg
0.233
25
0.024
0.482
Niacin
mg
2.251
18
0.193
4.660
Pantothenic acid
mg
1.910
8
0.046
3.954
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.382
18
0.012
0.791
Folate, total
mcg
625
8
42.927
1294
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
625
8
42.927
1294
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
625
0
0
1294
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin A, IU
IU
114
0
0
236
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
6
0
0
12
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.51
0
0
1.06
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
9.0
0
0
18.6
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.348
0
0
0.720
4:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
14:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
16:0
g
0.250
0
0
0.517
18:0
g
0.071
0
0
0.147
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.161
0
0
0.333
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.161
0
0
0.333
20:1
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.384
0
0
0.795
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.357
0
0
0.739
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.027
0
0
0.056
18:4
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0
0
Phytosterols
mg
23
0
0
48
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.260
61
0
0.538
Threonine
g
0.782
51
0
1.619
Isoleucine
g
1.008
46
0
2.087
Leucine
g
1.847
46
0
3.823
Lysine
g
1.664
383
0
3.444
Methionine
g
0.286
423
0
0.592
Cystine
g
0.210
30
0
0.435
Phenylalanine
g
1.443
46
0
2.987
Tyrosine
g
0.714
26
0
1.478
Valine
g
1.237
46
0
2.561
Arginine
g
1.672
44
0
3.461
Histidine
g
0.695
44
0
1.439
Alanine
g
1.050
21
0
2.174
Aspartic acid
g
2.756
21
0
5.705
Glutamic acid
g
4.264
21
0
8.826
Glycine
g
0.954
21
0
1.975
Proline
g
1.095
19
0
2.267
Serine
g
1.176
21
0
2.434
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
0
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
0
0
0
Theobromine
mg
0
0
0
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
68
0
0
141
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
0
0
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lycopene
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
0
0
0
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17 (2004)

Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

NDB No: 16081

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error
1.00 X 1 cup
-------
202g
Proximates
Water
g
72.66
9
0.326
146.77
Energy
kcal
105
0
0
212
Energy
kj
441
0
0
891
Protein
g
7.02
9
0.144
14.18
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.38
9
0.027
0.77
Ash
g
0.79
9
0.007
1.60
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
19.15
0
0
38.68
Fiber, total dietary
g
7.6
0
0
15.4
Sugars, total
g
2.00
0
0
4.04
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
27
9
0.554
55
Iron, Fe
mg
1.40
9
0.267
2.83
Magnesium, Mg
mg
48
9
1.458
97
Phosphorus, P
mg
99
9
1.311
200
Potassium, K
mg
266
9
6.529
537
Sodium, Na
mg
2
5
0.952
4
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.84
8
0.037
1.70
Copper, Cu
mg
0.156
8
0.023
0.315
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.298
8
0.025
0.602
Selenium, Se
mcg
2.5
0
0
5.0
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
1.0
0
0
2.0
Thiamin
mg
0.164
8
0.006
0.331
Riboflavin
mg
0.061
8
0
0.123
Niacin
mg
0.577
8
0.079
1.166
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.410
8
0.01
0.828
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.067
8
0.003
0.135
Folate, total
mcg
159
8
11.848
321
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
159
8
11.848
321
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
159
0
0
321
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin A, IU
IU
24
0
0
48
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
1
0
0
2
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.15
0
0
0.30
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
2.7
0
0
5.5
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.116
0
0
0.234
4:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
14:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
16:0
g
0.083
0
0
0.168
18:0
g
0.024
0
0
0.048
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.054
0
0
0.109
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.054
0
0
0.109
20:1
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.128
0
0
0.259
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.119
0
0
0.240
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.009
0
0
0.018
18:4
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0
0
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.076
0
0
0.154
Threonine
g
0.230
0
0
0.465
Isoleucine
g
0.297
0
0
0.600
Leucine
g
0.544
0
0
1.099
Lysine
g
0.490
0
0
0.990
Methionine
g
0.084
0
0
0.170
Cystine
g
0.062
0
0
0.125
Phenylalanine
g
0.425
0
0
0.858
Tyrosine
g
0.210
0
0
0.424
Valine
g
0.364
0
0
0.735
Arginine
g
0.492
0
0
0.994
Histidine
g
0.205
0
0
0.414
Alanine
g
0.309
0
0
0.624
Aspartic acid
g
0.812
0
0
1.640
Glutamic acid
g
1.256
0
0
2.537
Glycine
g
0.281
0
0
0.568
Proline
g
0.323
0
0
0.652
Serine
g
0.346
0
0
0.699
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
0
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
0
0
0
Theobromine
mg
0
0
0
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
14
0
0
28
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
0
0
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lycopene
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
0
0
0
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17 (2004)

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