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.
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.
Where Mung Beans Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 1,250 mg | 63% | |
| Phosphorus | 360 mg | 51% | |
| Magnesium | 150 mg | 40% | |
| Folate | 140 µg | 70% | |
| Calcium | 89.0 mg | 11% | |
| Selenium | 16.0 µg | 29% | |
| Chloride | 12.0 mg | 2% | |
| Iron | 6.00 mg | 43% | |
| Niacin equivalents (NE) | 5.90 mg | 37% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 4.00 µg | 1% | |
| Zinc | 2.70 mg | 27% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 2.10 mg | 13% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 1.91 mg | 32% | |
| Manganese | 0.800 mg | 40% | |
| Copper | 0.470 mg | 47% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.380 mg | 27% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.360 mg | 33% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.260 mg | 19% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 0.500 g | — | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.100 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 1.00 g | — | |
| Fructose | 0.300 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 0.200 g | — | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Proline | 1.08 g | — | |
| Isoleucine | 1.08 g | — | |
| Serine | 1.08 g | — | |
| Alanine | 1.00 g | — | |
| Threonine | 0.932 g | — | |
| Tyrosine | 0.837 g | — | |
| Glycine | 0.837 g | — | |
| Histidine | 0.621 g | — | |
| Methionine | 0.382 g | — | |
| Cysteine | 0.359 g | — | |
| Tryptophan | 0.311 g | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 24.0 µg | — | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
How we source and normalise our data →