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Mung Bean

What are Mung Beans?

Mung beans also known as green bean, mung, mongo, moong, moog dal (in Bengali), mash bean, munggo or monggo, green gram, golden gram, and green soy, is the seed of Vigna radiata which is native to Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. The split bean is known as moong dal,Pesara [????] (Telugu), which is green with the husk, and yellow when dehusked. The beans are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color. The English word "mung" derives from the Hindi moong. [1]


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Natural or Artificial?

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References
  1. Mung bean - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Green Gram
Moong
Moong Dal
Moong Split
Moong Whole
Mung Bean Flour
Mung Bean Starch
Mung Beans
Mung Dal

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Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchMay 8, 2010 @ 12:42 AM

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