Legume

Sprout

Mung bean sprouts are germinated whole green mungs with crisp white shoots and yellow tips—classic in East and Southeast Asian stir-fries, soups, and salads. Flavour is fresh, grassy, and mild; texture should snap. Buy crisp refrigerated sprouts or grow from whole beans. Cook briefly or serve raw where food-safety practice allows; rinse well. Discard slimy or sour-smelling packs. Heat kills some crunch—add at the end of stir-fries.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

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Fresh Sprout

Long Sprout

Characteristics

Preparations

FreshRawRinsedStir Fried

Traits

CrispFreshGrassyMildSprouted

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 121

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.79 g
Saturated Fat 0.21 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.31 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 10.1 mg
Salt 0.02 g
Total Carbohydrate 19.4 g
Dietary Fibre 5.77 g
Total Sugars 2.03 g
Complex / starch 12.2 g
Protein 9.04 g
Water 66.9 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 121 kcal
Water 66.9 g
Carbohydrates 19.4 g
- Sugars 2.03 g
- Starch 12.2 g
- Fibre 5.77 g
Protein 9.04 g
Fat 0.79 g
- Saturated Fat 0.21 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.31 g
  - Omega-3 0.03 g
Vitamins 152 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.26 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.55 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.51 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 119 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.49 mg
- Vitamin K 7.7 µg
Minerals 416 mg
- Major Minerals 414 mg
  - Calcium 62 mg
  - Sodium 10.1 mg
  - Potassium 342 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.02 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.26 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.1 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.55 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.51 · vitamin-b6: 0.2 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 119.2 · vitamin-e: 0.49 · vitamin-k: 7.7 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 10.09 · Potassium: 342 · Calcium: 62 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Sprout of Mung Bean: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1000

Sprouted mung beans were established in Chinese cookery.

1970

Fresh mung sprouts became a global supermarket produce item.