Hindi terms:: moong
Other terms:: maash
Category: Dried Legumes & Split Pulses
mung bean (Wikipedia)
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| Mung bean | |
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| Mung beans | |
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| Dried and opened mung bean pod | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Vigna |
| Species: | V. radiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vigna radiata - MHNT
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 1,452 kJ (347 kcal) |
62.62 g | |
| Sugars | 6.6 g |
| Dietary fiber | 16.3 g |
1.15 g | |
28.86 g | |
| Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
| Thiamine (B1) | 54% 0.621 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 19% 0.233 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 15% 2.251 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 38% 1.91 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 29% 0.382 mg |
| Folate (B9) | 156% 625 μg |
| Vitamin C | 6% 4.8 mg |
| Vitamin E | 3% 0.51 mg |
| Vitamin K | 9% 9 μg |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 13% 132 mg |
| Iron | 52% 6.74 mg |
| Magnesium | 53% 189 mg |
| Manganese | 49% 1.035 mg |
| Phosphorus | 52% 367 mg |
| Potassium | 27% 1246 mg |
| Zinc | 28% 2.68 mg |
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| †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA FoodData Central | |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 126 kJ (30 kcal) |
5.94 g | |
| Sugars | 4.13 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1.8 g |
0.18 g | |
3.04 g | |
| Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
| Thiamine (B1) | 7% 0.084 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 10% 0.124 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 5% 0.749 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 8% 0.38 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 7% 0.088 mg |
| Folate (B9) | 15% 61 μg |
| Vitamin C | 16% 13.2 mg |
| Vitamin E | 1% 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin K | 31% 33 μg |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 1% 13 mg |
| Iron | 7% 0.91 mg |
| Magnesium | 6% 21 mg |
| Manganese | 9% 0.188 mg |
| Phosphorus | 8% 54 mg |
| Potassium | 3% 149 mg |
| Zinc | 4% 0.41 mg |
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| †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA FoodData Central | |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 441 kJ (105 kcal) |
19.15 g | |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Dietary fiber | 7.6 g |
0.38 g | |
7.02 g | |
| Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
| Thiamine (B1) | 14% 0.164 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 5% 0.061 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 4% 0.577 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 8% 0.41 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 5% 0.067 mg |
| Folate (B9) | 40% 159 μg |
| Vitamin C | 1% 1 mg |
| Vitamin E | 1% 0.15 mg |
| Vitamin K | 3% 2.7 μg |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 3% 27 mg |
| Iron | 11% 1.4 mg |
| Magnesium | 14% 48 mg |
| Manganese | 14% 0.298 mg |
| Phosphorus | 14% 99 mg |
| Potassium | 6% 266 mg |
| Zinc | 9% 0.84 mg |
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| †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA FoodData Central | |
The mung bean (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as the green gram, maash (Persian: ماش), moong (from Sanskrit: मुद्ग, romanized: mudga), monggo, or munggo (Philippines), is a plant species in the legume family. The mung bean is mainly cultivated in East, Southeast and South Asia. It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes.