South Korea: Introduction of red bean with many functional ingredients and excellent processability

(Korea Agricultural Newspaper = Reporter Kim Eun-jin) The Rural Development Administration (Chairman Cho Jae-ho) is expected to spur the improvement of the domestic red bean self-sufficiency rate through the development and distribution of red bean varieties. The Rural Development Administration introduced varieties on the 30th saying that it is making efforts to develop varieties with excellent quality and excellent processing aptitude and research cultivation technology to expand domestic red bean production and consumption. The red bean varieties developed by the Rural Development Administration include ‘Hongeon’, ‘Hongda’, ‘Black Bead’, ‘Hunnarae’, ‘Hongmiin’ and ‘Arari’. First of all, ‘Hongeon’ and ‘Hongjin’, which have thin skins and are chewy, have a soft texture and are suitable for red bean porridge. ‘Hongda’ and ‘Hongmiin’ for whole red beans, which are bright red, are suitable for making rice cakes because they have good processing aptitude. Also, 'gum bead' has a sweet ...