The mung bean, alternatively known as the green gram, maash, moong, monggo, or munggo, is a plant species in the legume family.
The mung bean is mainly cultivated in East, Southeast and South Asia. It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes.
Where To Buy Mung Beans In South Africa
Komati Foods
Address: 74 Lower Main Rd, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8:30AM Fri
Phone: +27 21 448 2130
Organic Ingredients South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Address: 38 Zinfandal St, Saxenburg Park, Cape Town, 7580, South Africa
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Fri
Phone: +27 21 823 6472
Mugg & Bean Norwood
Address: African St, Hawkins Estate, Johannesburg, 2192, South Africa
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 6PM ⋅ Opens 8AM Fri
Phone: +27 11 728 0352.
Are mung beans grown in South Africa?
South Africa mung beans are grown in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The Berken variety is greenish and is more preferred by farmers in South Africa.
Other common names for the plant include green grams, dithlodi, mungboontjie, maash and moong.
How long does it take to grow mung beans?
between 90-120 days
Mung beans are a warm-season crop and take between 90-120 days to mature. Mung beans can be grown outside or inside.
Prior to sowing seed, prepare the bed. Mung beans like fertile, sandy, loam soil with excellent drainage and a pH of 6.2 to 7.2.
Do mung beans need sunlight to grow?
Mung bean plants require full sunlight or at least eight to 10 hours of sunlight daily.
How long do mung beans take to sprout?
2 to 5 days
Growing your own bean sprouts
You can apparently sprout most dried legumes and seeds of all sorts, but we have only experimented with mung beans, the source of standard bean sprouts available at the grocery store.
Sprouting mung beans can take anywhere from 2 to 5 days, depending on how big you want them.