Like a tadpole, its head is big and its body is thin. Bean sprouts are also called sprouts, also called smart sprouts, bean sprouts, ruyi vegetables, sandwiched vegetables, silver sprouts, silver needles, silver seedlings, bud hearts, bean sprouts and clear water bean sprouts. They are edible "sprouts" cultivated from seeds of various cereals, beans and trees, and also called "live vegetables". Rich in variety and comprehensive in nutrition, it is a common vegetable. The main edible part is hypocotyl. Common sprouts are: Toona sinensis bud, buckwheat bud, alfalfa bud, pepper bud, black bean sprout, acacia bud, sunflower bud, radish bud, asparagus bud, peanut bud, broad bean bud and more than 30 varieties.

After germination, the contents of protein and sugar decreased, but the contents of soluble amino acids, vitamins and dietary fiber increased greatly. For example, soybean does not contain VC, but germinated bean sprouts can produce a lot of VC, which greatly improves the biological titer and utilization rate, and significantly enhances the antioxidant and health care functions.

Chinese name

bean sprout

Foreign name

Germinated beans

major constituent

Soybean or mung bean

Another name

bud seedling vegetable