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What are some common varieties of mung bean in the market?

Dried Mung Bean
Australia
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By Jinwoo Cheon
Updated Oct 19, 2021
The most common varieties of Australian mung beans are Jade-AU, Crystal, Celera II-AU, Satin II, and Regur. In the United States, Berken is the major certified variety grown, is green colored, and is what most buyers prefer to purchase.

[United States]

According to Iowa State University, the varieties of mung bean include Berken and Texsprout. Berken is the major certified variety grown, is green colored, and is what most buyers prefer to purchase.


[Asia]

India is the largest figure, with 50% of world production. Improved varieties are now grown on almost 3 million hectares in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand (Integrated Breeding Platform, 2019).


[Australia]

There are five varieties in Australia (Australian Mungbean Association)

   1. Jade-AU (large-seeded, shiny green mungbean)

  • It is broadly adapted to the northern region. It is suitable for both ‘spring planting’ (September/early October) and ‘conventional summer planting’ (December/January).

   2. Crystal (large-seeded, shiny green mungbean)

  • A cross between White Gold, Emerald, and other breeding lines. It is a relatively tall, erect variety with similar lodging resistance to Emerald.
  • Crystal has low levels of hard seed, increasing its attractiveness to the cooking and processing markets.
  • Crystal can grow in all regions and is suitable for spring planting (September/early October) and summer planting (December/January).

   3. Celera II-AU (small-seeded, shiny green mungbean)

  • Offers greater yield stability under high disease pressure.
  • Grown for niche markets in many European and Asian countries, and some splitters and millers also prefer.

   4. Satin II (dull green mungbean)

  • Has superior seed quality with increased seed size and improved evenness of seed color, size, and shape.


   5. Regur (black gram)

  • Regur is a dark grey seed that is more tolerant to waterlogging than the mungbean varieties.
  • Japanese market demands this type.
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