Ingredient

Mung beans

Mung beans is a wholesome ingredient featured in 71 Nourilo recipes — most often in soups, congee & porridge and tonic drinks & waters. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Mung beans recipes for

Cooling & Summer Heat · 50 Skin & Natural Beauty · 30 Children's Wellness · 16 Respiratory & Lung Wellness · 15 Digestive Wellness · 13 Sleep & Calm · 12 Energy & Vitality · 10 Liver Wellness · 8

What human studies say about mung beans

Intestinal gas, bloating · Randomized crossover trial, 20 participants · 2019
Breath hydrogen and methane were higher after wheat than after rice or mung bean noodles. Bloating scores after mung bean did not differ significantly from wheat, and mung bean produced gas levels similar to rice. Limitation: Small sample of 20 patients, with single meals tested rather than habitual intake, so longer-term effects of mung bean on symptoms are unknown. PubMed 31484315
Protein digestibility · Non-randomized clinical trial · 2019
True ileal indispensable amino acid digestibility of mung bean was 63.2%, lower than chickpea (74.6%) and yellow pea (71.6%). Dehulling was associated with improved digestibility, at 70.9%. Limitation: Participant number is not stated in the abstract, and digestibility was measured with an isotope tracer method rather than clinical outcomes. PubMed 31374575

Most studies used extracts or doses that differ from home cooking. Full details in the Nourilo Research Library.

Recipes with Mung beans

Soups

Kudzu, Three-Bean and Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally used to ease headache and stiff, aching muscles

2 hr 20 min

Congee & Porridge

Pumpkin and Mung Bean Congee

Traditionally enjoyed to support healthy blood sugar

50 min

Soups

Three-Bean Summer Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat without being too cooling

2 hr 30 min

Soups

Mung Bean Job's Tears Hyacinth Bean Soup (Lv Dou Yi Mi Bian Dou Qu Shi Tang)

Traditionally clears heat, supports the spleen and dispels dampness

1 hr 10 min

Soups

Capillary Wormwood, Mung Bean and Smilax Soup

Traditionally used to clear damp-heat and support the liver and skin

1 hr 15 min

Soups

Mung Bean, Job's Tears, Yin Chen and Da Qing Ye Soup

Traditionally taken to clear heat and toxins during recovery after shingles

1 hr 15 min

Soups

Kudzu, Water Chestnut, Three-Bean and Job's Tears Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally taken to clear lung heat and support the body in flu season

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Fresh Smilax, Maranta and Three-Bean Soup

Traditionally used to support the spleen, clear damp and soothe itchy skin

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Kudzu, Three-Bean and Job's-Tears Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally clears heat, drains damp and supports resilience

2 hr 15 min

Soups

Old Cucumber, Mung Bean, Job's Tears & Dried Scallop Soup

Traditionally used to clear lingering heat and support recovery after a cold

2 hr 15 min

Soups

Lotus Root, Mung Bean, Dried Octopus and Chicken Soup

Traditionally used to nourish the blood and support milk supply

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Mung Bean and Lily Bulb Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and calms the mind

1 hr 20 min

Soups

Capillary Wormwood, Adzuki Bean and Mung Bean Soup

Traditionally used to clear damp-heat and support immunity in changeable weather

1 hr 15 min

Soups

Mung Bean, Lotus Seed and Lily Bulb Soup

Traditionally taken to clear summer heat and calm the mind

1 hr 10 min

Soups

Mung Bean, Tangerine Peel and Poria Soup

Traditionally taken to clear summer heat, resolve toxins and drain dampness

1 hr 10 min

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Smoked Plum and Three-Bean Drink

Traditionally taken to ease summer heat, clear heat and dispel dampness

1 hr 45 min

Soups

Kudzu, Mung Bean and Job's Tears Soup

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and support clearer, acne-prone skin

3 hr 20 min

Congee & Porridge

Mung Bean and Loquat Leaf Congee

Traditionally used to clear lung heat and cool the blood

1 hr 15 min

Soups

Bamboo Fungus, Wood Ear & Fish Maw Soup

Traditionally clears heat, drains dampness and supports a slimmer figure

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Three-Bean, Lotus-Leaf and Hairy-Gourd Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and refreshes

1 hr 45 min

Soups

Mung Bean, Job's Tears and Lily Bulb Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and calm the heart

2 hr

Soups

Fresh Smilax, Mung Bean, and Coix Seed Soup

Traditionally helps clear damp heat and relieve skin itching, associated with supporting skin comfort

2 hr 15 min

Soups

Five-Color Mixed Bean and Lean Pork Soup

Traditionally used to nourish the five organs and support overall vitality

3 hr 10 min

Soups

Mung Bean, Job's Tears and Rush Pith Grass Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and support recovery from chickenpox

55 min

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