Mung bean originated in India and Myanmar, and its planting history is very long. Mung beans have high edible value and are generally suitable for growing in warm and well-lit places. Mung beans are often used in summer, and soup has a good heat-clearing and detoxification effect. The origin of mung beans is not in China. Mung beans are planted in many places, generally in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Yunnan, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Hebei, Jiangsu and other places. Mung beans are a specialty of Jilin, China, and generally the mung beans produced in the northeast are the best.

Distribution of mung bean origin

Mung beans are grown in many places in China. Besides China, it is also distributed in Europe, America and Africa. It is also cultivated in Japan, Myanmar, India and the United States, among which Myanmar is the main exporter of mung beans.

Myanmar mung bean

Mung beans in Myanmar are usually planted in May in spring. Mung beans produced in Myanmar are plump, mostly green in color, hard in texture, easy to rot after cooking and good in taste. The general price is about a kilo in 6.2 yuan.

Indian mung bean

Indian mung beans are usually planted in April and May every year. Indian mung beans and beans are full, with smooth seed coat, high nutritional value and good heat-clearing effect. The price is about a kilo in 8.5 yuan.

American mung bean

American mung beans are usually planted in spring or autumn. The green rate of mung beans produced in the United States is relatively high. Mung beans are full and bright, easy to cook and have good lipid-lowering effect. The price is generally around a catty in 7 yuan.