Chickpea is a legume cowpea plant, planted by sowing, darker color, flatter shape, hard texture, with the effect of eliminating dampness and swelling, diuretic and laxative; red bean is a legume acacia plant, planted by transplanting, bright color, rounder shape, softer texture, which can be used to treat the symptoms of sore throat and coughing with much phlegm.

1, different types

Red Kidney Beans

Red Kidney Beans and Red Beans are more similar, it is easy to confuse. In the difference between red beans and red beans, the first and foremost is the difference in kind. Red beans, also known as red beans, rice beans, kidney beans, is a legume cowpea plants; red beans, also known as Acacia, Acacia beans, beauty beans, is a legume Acacia plants.

2, different growth areas

Chickpeas and red beans grow in different areas. Red beans are drought and flood resistant, in fertile or barren land can grow, the ability to adapt to the environment is very strong, mainly distributed in central China, eastern China, northeastern China; red beans are suitable for growth in the loose breathable sandy soil, mainly in Sichuan, Hubei, Guangxi and other places, planting is not as extensive as the red beans.

3, flowering and fruiting time is different

Chickpeas are generally sown in the way of planting, in March to April each year, sown in July or so, flowering, in September or so, the results; red beans are generally transplanted in the way of planting, planted in March each year, in May or so, flowering, in September to October, the results between.

4, the appearance of different

red beans

In terms of appearance, the red bean color is darker, dark red or dark purple, it's shape is more flat, the whole is more slender, smaller; red beans are more bright color, bright red or red date, it's shape is more round, the whole is more full, the head is relatively large.

5, different taste

In terms of taste, red beans and red beans are also different. Red beans are harder, not easy to chew and not easy to cook, generally used to make bean paste and a variety of pastries; red beans are softer, easier to grind into sand, taste better than red beans, generally used to cook porridge soup.

6, different efficacy

Red beans

In terms of efficacy, red beans can eliminate swelling, diuretic laxative, reduce blood lipids, detoxification, but urinary yin deficiency should not consume red beans; red beans can be treated with a sore throat, cough and phlegm, mental weakness, in the blood and skin, and also has a very good effect.