1, alias different: red beans, also known as red beans, rice beans, is a legume herb red beans or red beans seeds; red beans, also known as red beans, red rice beans, Zhu Zhizhi beans.

2, the shape is different: red beans volume, the shape of the oval, the overall look very full; red beans volume is relatively small, the shape of the slender strip, the overall look of the long and thin, the two a contrast is very obvious.

3, the distribution range is different: red beans are mainly distributed in our country in Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanghai, Jiangxi and other places; red beans in all parts of our country are planted.

4, the color is different: red bean color is date red or dark red; red bean color is red or black red.

5, the hardness is different: red beans are not very hard, generally boiled with water will become soft; red beans are very hard, generally boiled or very hard.

6, different toxicity: red beans are non-toxic, generally can be eaten at will; red beans have a trace of toxicity, accidentally eaten or eaten too much will cause nausea, vomiting and other toxic phenomena, more used to do emetic medicine.

7, the efficacy of different: red beans with diuretic swelling, detoxification effect, often eat can play beauty, heat and dampness effect; red beans contain saponin substances, with water swelling, spleen, dampness, blood effect, often eat can play blood tonic, blood, diuretic swelling effect.

8, eat different: red beans are mostly used to cook porridge, bean paste; red beans are mostly used to make soup, of course, can also be used to cook rice, porridge and so on.