According to the color of mung bean seed coat, there are two common mung beans on the market. Bright green and smooth seed coat is called bright mung bean, and dark and frosty seed coat is called hairy mung bean.

There are many varieties of mung beans, but the folk classification method is very simple. It is simple and practical to divide mung beans into bright mung beans and hairy mung beans.

What is green beans-

Mung beans with dark green or yellow-green seed coat and unsmooth surface are called hairy mung beans by the people. It is the most traditional old variety of mung bean (called stupid mung bean by the people) and also the medicinal mung bean recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica.

This kind of mung bean has low yield, good sand production and easy cooking. Put the soaked mung beans in cold water, boil them with strong fire and then boil them with medium fire for about 20 minutes to blossom.

Mung bean has good medicinal effect and is suitable for porridge, soup or sugar water. It is also the first choice for making various cakes such as mung bean paste.

What is mung bean-

Mung beans with bright turquoise seed coat, smooth and bright surface and rich luster are called bright mung beans by the people.

This kind of mung bean is a new variety cultivated artificially, which has high yield, low sandy property and is not easy to cook. Put the bright mung beans soaked for half an hour in cold water, cook for 20 minutes on medium fire, and the mung beans still show no signs of flowering, and then continue to cook for about 15 minutes before flowering. Mung beans have high protein content, high germination rate and strong bean sprouts. Therefore, if you buy mung beans for bean sprouts, it is wisest to choose bright-colored mung beans.

Expand and say a few words:

1, Ming mung bean is a new variety of mung bean cultivated artificially. Its main function is to germinate mung bean sprouts, which is not suitable for medicine, daily consumption or making cakes such as mung bean paste.

2. Mung bean is the most traditional old variety of medicinal mung bean, and it is also suitable for cooking porridge, soup, sugar water or making various cakes such as mung bean paste.