Mungo Beans

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I have been trying to get as much Omega 3 as possible from non-fish

sources. So, I have been eating Walnuts, ground flaxseeds, and

Omega 3 enhanced eggs.

Last September, I read in the Washington Post that mungo beans are

also a good source of Omega 3. The Washington Post article

explicitly indicated that only mungo beans and not the maddenly

similarly named mung beans contained Omega 3. However, only mung

beans seem to be available in Indian stores, and the shopkeepers all

insist that mungo beans are the same as mung beans.

Can anyone help me out on this?

[Guest guest]

Hi Rad,

You know omega-3s are not that hard to get, 1 tbls of soy oil does it. Actually pretty hard to avoid.

Per duke's http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/farmacy2.pl ,

mung beans are ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Seed 270 - 297 ppm, Sprout Seedling 160 - 1,681 ppm. (no mungo listed).

Per SR16, mungo beans raw, are 0.999 gms per 100 gms. Mung beans .027 gm/100gms.

Looks like a diff in Duke's vs SR16.

Wash Post "articles" look like advs to me.

Regards.

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From: radioreceiver2003

Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:03 PM

Subject: [ ] Mungo Beans

I have been trying to get as much Omega 3 as possible from non-fish sources. So, I have been eating Walnuts, ground flaxseeds, and Omega 3 enhanced eggs.Last September, I read in the Washington Post that mungo beans are also a good source of Omega 3. The Washington Post article explicitly indicated that only mungo beans and not the maddenly similarly named mung beans contained Omega 3. However, only mung beans seem to be available in Indian stores, and the shopkeepers all insist that mungo beans are the same as mung beans.Can anyone help me out on this?

[Guest guest]

I have.

Here’s an excerpt from a WP article from 2003:

Meet Mungo

[FINAL Edition]

The Washington Post - Washington, D.C.

Date: Aug 19, 2003

Start Page: F.05

Section: HEALTH TAB

Text Word Count: 424

They look like slightly dusty, black beads. Mungo beans -- no, not the better-known mung beans -- are popular in India and other parts of Asia. The surprise is that these tiny beans are omega-3 wonders, packing more of the short variety of omega-3s than some types of fish.

For an additional sauce: Brown a chopped onion in several tablespoons of canola, olive oil or healthy margarine. Chop and add four to five red chili peppers. Add a bay leaf, a few chopped curry leaves and about a quarter-cup to a half-cup of chopped cilantro. Add about half a teaspoon each of fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, coriander seeds and cumin seeds. Simmer until browned and mixed. Pour atop mungo beans and serve plain or with rice.

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Subject: [ ] Mungo Beans

The following food was just brought to my attention during a

discussion of essential fats and I have never heard of it.

It is Mungo Beans, which has a separate listing in the USDA SR 20

database (and in CRON-O-Meter) from Mung beans. The amount of Omega

3s per 1 cup cooked is 603 mgs, which is fairly high for the world of

beans. Regular mung beans, have only 18 mgs per cup.

A search on the internet resulted in little if any info on them.

Has anyone heard of them or know anything about them.

Thanks

Jeff