There are two types of mung beans: bright mung beans and hairy mung beans. The skin of bright mung beans is green, shiny, and less sandy. It is not easy to cook, but has a high germination rate. It is most suitable for raw bean sprouts: the skin of hairy mung beans is dull and sandy. It is strong in nature and easy to cook, so it is suitable for making various foods. The nutritional content is also higher than that of mung beans. The main nutritional content, based on dry matter, is 25%~32% protein and 0.6%~2.3% crude fat. It contains a variety of amino acids, vitamins, iron, calcium, phosphorus and other minerals needed by the human body. , the iron content ranks first among grains! High in protein and low in fat, it is cooling, detoxifying, reducing swelling and lowering qi. Therefore, it is better to choose hairy mung beans when making various desserts in summer

1. Hairy mung beans and bright mung beans are both green, but the surface of hairy mung beans is not shiny, and the green color is dark blue. The surface of bright mung beans is shiny and emerald green.

2. Hairy mung bean has strong paste properties and is often used to make mung bean paste, mung bean soup, mung bean porridge and other foods for consumption. Mung beans have a bad taste and are often used to make mung bean sprouts.

3. Hairy mung beans are easy to cook, so hairy mung beans are often cooked and eaten. The mung bean soup we often eat is hairy mung beans. Mung beans are difficult to cook. Cooking mung beans takes time and electricity, so they are generally not cooked for consumption.

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4. The price of hairy mung beans on the market is higher than that of Mingmung beans, about 1-2 yuan per pound. Hairy mung beans are also more popular than Mingmung beans. Some, because green beans are a must-have for cooling off in the summer.