Mung Bean Sprout Nutrition Facts

Overview of Mung Bean Sprout Nutrition

Scientific Name: Vigna radiata

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Mung bean sprouts are the young seedlings that germinate (or sprouted) from mung bean seeds (Vigna radiata). This is usually done by germinating mung beans in low light to make the hypocotyl (young plant stem) grow long and thick.

Calories

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	30 kcal	2%

Carbohydrates

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Carbs	5.94 g	2%
Dietary Fiber	1.80 g	6%
Sugars	4.13 g
Starch	- g

Sterols

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	15.00 mg

Fat and Fatty Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.18 g	0%
Saturated Fat	0.05 g	0%
Mono-Unsaturated Fat	0.02 g
Poly-Unsaturated Fat, total	0.06 g
18:2 n-6 (LA), Omega-6	0.04 g
18:3 n-6 (GLA)	- g
18:3 n-3 (ALA), Omega-3	0.02 g
18:4 n-3 (SDA)	0.00 g
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.00 g
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.00 g
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.00 g
Trans Fat	0.00 g

Protein and Amino Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Protein, total	3.04 g	6%
Tryptophan	0.04 g
Threonine	0.08 g
Isoleucine	0.13 g
Leucine	0.17 g
Lysine	0.17 g
Methionine	0.03 g
Cystine	0.02 g
Phenylalanine	0.12 g
Tyrosine	0.05 g
Valine	0.13 g
Arginine	0.20 g
Histidine	0.07 g
Alanine	0.10 g
Aspartic Acid	0.48 g
Glutamic Acid	0.16 g
Glycine	0.06 g
Proline	- g
Serine	0.03 g

Vitamins

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	13.20 mg	15%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.08 mg	7%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.12 mg	9%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	0.75 mg	5%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.38 mg	8%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.09 mg	5%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	61.00 mcg	15%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	61.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	14.40 mg	3%
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	1.00 mcg	0%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	1.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	6.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	6.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	6.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	0.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	0.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	0.10 mg	1%
Alpha-Tocopherol	0.10 mg
Beta-Tocopherol	- mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	- mg
Delta-Tocopherol	- mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	33.00 mcg	28%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Minerals

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	13.00 mg	1%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	0.91 mg	5%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	21.00 mg	5%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	54.00 mg	4%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	149.00 mg	3%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	6.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	0.41 mg	4%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.16 mg	18%
Manganesean antioxidant	0.19 mg	8%
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	0.60 mcg	1%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Flavonoids

Name	Amount

Others

Name	Amount
Water	90.40 g
Ash	0.44 g
Alcohol	0.00 g
Caffeine	0.00 mg
Theobromine	0.00 mg
Resveratrol	- mg
Phytoalbumin	- mg
Chlorogenic Acid	- mg

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets. Accessed from https://ods.od.nih.gov/.

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Overview of Mung Bean Sprout Nutrition