Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) provides a healthy food intake for the body. Many kinds of nuts are there putting green beans into one of the nut with a substance which is very good for health. For the vegetarian green beans very popular because it is a fairly complete nutritional content.
Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) is rich in a variety of essential nutrients in the body.
In Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) there are fibers, i.e., which acts as a laxative and also helps protect the mucous membranes in the colon. Reduce time of exposure of toxic substances as well as bind chemicals cause cancer in the colon. Fibers in sufficient amounts have also been shown to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood.
In Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) contains a number of vitamins A, sufficiently good levels. Promote healthy antioxidants such as polyphenols, flavonoids, lutein, zeaxanthin and beta carotene. These compounds Acts to protect the body from the attack of oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species that play a role in premature aging.
The content of carotenoid, Zeaxanthin in food is an important ingredient in the nuts. These substances are selectively absorbed into the macula lutea the retina in the eye, which served as a UV light filtration.
Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) contains a number of healthy minerals, minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, and potassium, which is very important for the metabolism of the body. Manganese is the antioxidant enzymes for cofactor, in a very powerful free radicals.
Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) also contain good amounts of B vitamins, such as vitamin B6 (pyridoxine),-thiamine (vitamin B-1), and vitamin C. The consumption of foods rich in vitamin C.
At 100 grams of seeds of Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata), contain only 31 calories and 2.7 gram fiber. If you want to maintain weight or lose weight, Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) raw can help fill the needs of healthy calories. Because they contain seeds, Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) also have 1.83 grams protein. Although the Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) has a sweet taste, but only contains about 3.26 g natural sugar per Cup. So make preparations of Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) is quite good as a snack that is safe for diabetics.
Folic acid is especially important for pregnant women. Compound in Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata), can develop and maintain nervous system damage or defects of the brain on a prospective baby. Consume Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) is highly recommended at the time was pregnant until nursing to increase folic acid, in order to avoid unwanted things in the future.
On the nuts such as Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata), very high protein source that is urgently needed to avoid the risk of babies born deformed. Complex carbohydrates in Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) provide strength on expectant mothers in order not easily tired.
Benefits of Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) as well as a source of vitamins B1 and B2, which optimizes the absorption of protein to prevent neural defects in the fetus and fetal growth itself.
If viewed from their subjects, very many benefits of Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) for human health. Mung
Bean (Vigna Radiata) is already widely used in the treatment as follows:
Prevent heart disease
Maintaining healthy skin
Preventing Colon Polyps
Preventing hemorrhoids
Regulate sugar levels
Lower cholesterol
Lower the risk of developing diabetes
Source of energy
Prevent cancer
Helps prevent premature aging
Good for the eyes
As an antioxidant
Prevent degeneration
Control of heart rate and blood
Ward Of Free Radicals
The intelligence of the fetus
Prevent defects of the fetus
Good for pregnant women
Fetal growth
Strengthen Bones
So that pregnant women are not easily tired
And others
In Indonesia eat Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) is boiled in a way like cooking rice, or made into porridge. In the present is already a lot of innovating cultivate Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata), as the mixture to the cake and others.
The characteristics of Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata):
Plant Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) has the stems upright with the high reaching 53 cm. Fronds sideways on the main stem, round and hairy. Has the color of the stems and branches of the Green and when the old stem turns into brownies.
Leaf
Plant Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) has leaf three strands, stalk a pretty long. The plant has green leaves and yellowish if already wilted or want to fall.
Plant Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) has yellow flowers that will appear 28 – 33 days, composed, in bunches, and appear on the stem.
Peas or beans
Plant Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) has a cylindrical pod with 6-15 cm long and are usually hairless. At the time of easy color pods are green, but if your old colored blackish or brownish.
Seeds
Plant Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) has smaller nuts on appeal with other beans. The color mostly green beans are green or yellow shiny and green, Brown and Black.