Mung bean
What it is
Mung beans can be eaten as cooked mature seeds or used in other forms. This reference is mature seeds boiled without salt, not fresh bean sprouts or mung-bean starch noodles.
What it does
The cooked seeds provide 7.02 g of protein, 7.6 g of fiber and 159 micrograms of folate per 100 g. Folate supports normal cell division.
Research context and ingredient forms
Sprouting and separating starch produce different foods. Protein and fiber values for whole cooked mung beans cannot be transferred to cellophane noodles or sprouts.
Using this information
Match the ingredient form before comparing labels or calculating a recipe. A soup containing whole mung beans also needs the amount of water, seasonings and other ingredients considered.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 105 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 7.02 g per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.38 g per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 19.2 g per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fiber, total dietary | 7.6 g per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Magnesium, Mg | 48 mg per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Potassium, K | 266 mg per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Sodium, Na | 2 mg per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Folate, total | 159 µg per 100 g edible portion | Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Mung beans, 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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