Adzuki bean
What it is
Adzuki beans, also spelled azuki, are beans eaten cooked or used in bean pastes. This reference is mature beans boiled without salt.
What it does
The plain cooked beans provide 7.52 g of protein, 7.3 g of fiber and 121 micrograms of folate per 100 g. Folate supports DNA synthesis and cell division.
Research context and ingredient forms
A sweetened adzuki paste has added ingredients and a different water content. Its sugar and energy cannot be estimated reliably from the plain-bean record alone.
Using this information
Use this profile for the cooked beans themselves. For a packaged paste or dessert, consult the product label, and for a homemade filling include the sugar and final recipe yield.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 128 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 7.52 g per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.1 g per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 24.8 g per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fiber, total dietary | 7.3 g per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Magnesium, Mg | 52 mg per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Potassium, K | 532 mg per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Sodium, Na | 8 mg per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Folate, total | 121 µg per 100 g edible portion | Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
2019 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical food/preparation-specific composition, not a current brand label or clinical-outcome estimate.
Source assessment recorded.
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release: Documentation
2018 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical dataset; values may be analytical, calculated, imputed, or assumed zero. Not clinical-outcome evidence.
Source assessment recorded.
- Folate: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Limitations: Used only for the mapped definition or nutrient role, not a food-specific clinical benefit.
Source assessment recorded.
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