Mung bean is an annual climbing herb in Leguminosae. According to the color of its cotyledons, it can be divided into two types: green-skinned and green-kernel soybeans and green-skinned Ren Huang soybeans. It is one of the important food crops in China with a cultivation history of 5000 years. Widely planted in China, produced in Northeast China, North China, Shaanxi, Sichuan and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Mung beans are called anticancer products.

nutritive value

1, green beans are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and soybean phospholipids, which have the functions of maintaining vascular elasticity, strengthening brain and preventing fatty liver formation;

Studies have shown that green beans are rich in various antioxidant components and can also eliminate inflammation. Mung bean can provide catechin and epicatechin, two flavonoid antioxidants, for human body. These two substances can effectively eliminate free radicals in the body, prevent diseases caused by free radicals, delay the aging speed of the body, and have anti-inflammatory and broad-spectrum antibacterial effects. Mung beans also contain two carotenoids: α -carotene and β -carotene In 20 10 years, according to the follow-up study of 14 years, CDC found that the higher the content of α -carotene in blood, the longer the life span of individuals. β -carotene is also an antioxidant, which can detoxify and reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. ?

2. Green beans are rich in saponins, protease inhibitors, isoflavones, molybdenum, selenium and other anticancer components, which have inhibitory effects on almost all cancers such as prostate cancer, skin cancer, intestinal cancer and esophageal cancer.

3. Apart from protein and fiber, green beans are also one of the main sources of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin B in human body. Green beans can also provide a small amount of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, thiamine and riboflavin.