Green mung beans (Vigua radiata)
We trade:
Whole green mung beans
Appearance:
Ovoid shaped green colour seeds
Main growing countries:
Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda, Brazil, Argentina, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, India.
Used for:
Sprouts, consumed whole, split in dal and flour
Ingredients for:
Many staple dishes throughout South Asia, South East and East Asia and the Middle East. Both savoury and sweet.
Facts:
Considered to be one of the founder crops during the Neolithic age instrumental in the development of settlement agriculture in South Asia dating back to at least 4000 BC. Green mung beans are high in nutrients and antioxidants.
