Beans are very common in our daily life. They often appear in our diet. Is adzuki bean a red bean? Many people call red beans red beans. In fact, there are still some differences between adzuki beans and red beans. Red bean, also called black locust bean, is a plant that grows in Lingnan. Its fruit is bright red, and adzuki bean is also called adzuki bean. Although there is only one word different from red beans, it is completely different.

As far as nutritional components are concerned, both of them have high nutritional value, but their efficacy is different. Adzuki bean has the effects of invigorating spleen and qi, diuresis and dehumidification, detoxification and pus discharge, which can help us nourish the spleen and stomach. It is a rare nourishing and dietetic product. Red beans can not only clear away heat and toxic materials, eliminate phlegm and kill insects, but also nourish yin and blood, dispel wind and clear heat, eliminate dampness and relieve itching, moisturize and beautify. It's just that adzuki beans are more effective, so adzuki beans are used in Chinese medicine, while red beans are only for ordinary people.

From the outside, red beans are large, mostly cylindrical and dark brown-red; Adzuki bean is oval, slender, smooth and shiny. As far as hardness is concerned, red beans will become sticky after cooking because of their low hardness, giving off a unique bean flavor, which can be made into red bean rice, red bean sauce, red bean sauce and so on. However, the hardness of adzuki bean is relatively high, even if it is soaked in water for a long time and cooked, it is still intact, and it is not easy to rot when cooked, and the soup is relatively thin.

Their tastes are also very different. Red beans and adzuki beans are usually used to cook soup or porridge. Red beans will become sticky and smell like beans when cooked. However, adzuki bean is hard. Even if it is soaked for a long time and cooked for a long time, adzuki beans are still one by one with obvious particles. It will not boil and bloom like red beans, and it will not rot easily.