Edamame: also known as vegetable soybean, it is a vegetable soybean specially for fresh eating of tender pods in soybean crops, with fine hairs on the stems and pods; The pod is tender green and looks green and lovely. Mung bean: It is another name for soybean and pea. It has a long petiole, dense gray bristles, thick stems and dense gray bristles.

First, the difference between edamame and string beans

1, the concept is different: edamame, also known as vegetable soybean, is a vegetable soybean specially used for fresh eating of tender pods in soybean crops. It is an annual crop with thick and hard stems and fine hairs, and there are also fine hairs on pods; Another name for mung bean, soybean and pea is an annual climbing herb in Leguminosae, with long petioles, dense gray bristles, stout stems, small stipules and lanceolate leaves.

2, the color is different: when the edamame is fresh, the pod is tender green, green and lovely, and the seed coat is generally yellow; The seed coat of kidney beans is turquoise, and the pods are oblong, slightly curved, drooping and yellow-green.

3. Different distribution ranges: edamame is abundant in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, and Hutang Village in Shangli County, Pingxiang is the most abundant and has the most special taste; Green beans are mainly concentrated in the Northeast Plain, Huanghuai Plain, Yangtze River Delta and Jianghan Plain.

Second, the value of edamame and green beans

1, green beans are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and soybean phospholipids, containing? -Carotene and? -Carotene, rich in saponin, protease inhibitor, isoflavone, molybdenum, selenium, etc. It is one of the main sources of vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K and vitamin B in human body. It can also provide a small amount of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, thiamine and riboflavin.

2. Soybean contains about 40% protein, about 20% fat, and is also rich in vitamins and nutrients. In addition to being eaten directly, it can also be used to make sauce, soy sauce and various legumes. Leaves, stems, soybean meal and coarse soybean meal can be used as fertilizers and excellent livestock feed. Concentrated protein, tissue protein, isolated protein and fibrin made from soybean meal can be various foods, such as casein, artificial meat and monosodium glutamate. Soybean oil is not only mainly used in food, but also an important raw material for paint, lubricating oil, enamel, soap, preservative and artificial rubber.