
What are mung bean sprouts? About the ingredient mung bean sprouts. Including 256 recipes with mung bean sprouts, nutrition data, and where to find it.
A popular Asian vegetable are the pale tender shoots of the soya, mung or curd bean is an important, if not essential, ingredient in chop suey, chow mein, egg rolls, Chinese and Asian dishes.
Westerners also enjoy their texture and bland flavor in salads, stews, and soups.
They are available canned and may be found fresh in oriental markets, many health food stores, and supermarkets.
They are also easy to sprout at home.
Sprouts from the mung bean are the most familiar, but adzuki beans, chick-peas, lentils, soybeans, and all the familiar dried beans such as navy, kidney, lima, and even whole dried beans can be sprouted.
Mung bean sprouts are usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Mung bean sprouts are a member of the Vegetables and Vegetable Products USDA nutritional food group.
measure | grams |
1 cup | 35 |
10 sprouts | 10 |
In Chinese: | 绿豆芽 | |
British (UK) term: | Mung bean sprouts | |
en français: | germes de haricot mungo | |
en español: | mung brotes de soja |
There are 247 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Usda nutrition data | about 8 years ago |
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