Blackgram
| Vigna mungo | |
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| Dry Sorry, class 3 C Assembly pics.urad beans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Genus: | Vigna |
| Species: | Vigna mungo |
| Binomial name | |
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Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper |
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| Synonyms | |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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58.99
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| Sugars | 0 |
| Dietary fiber | 18.3 |
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1.64 g
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25.21
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| Vitamins | |
| Thiamine (B1) |
(24%)
0.273 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(21%)
0.254 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(10%)
1.447 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(0%)
0.0 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(22%)
0.281 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(54%)
216 μg |
| Choline |
(0%)
0 mg |
| Vitamin C |
(0%)
0 mg |
| Vitamin E |
(0%)
0 mg |
| Vitamin K |
(0%)
0 μg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(14%)
138 mg |
| Iron |
(58%)
7.57 mg |
| Magnesium |
(75%)
267 mg |
| Manganese |
(0%)
0 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(54%)
379 mg |
| Potassium |
(21%)
983 mg |
| Sodium |
(3%)
38 mg |
| Zinc |
(35%)
3.35 mg |
| Other constituents | |
| Water | 10.8 |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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Vigna mungo, black gram, urad bean, minapa pappu, mungo bean or black matpe bean (māṣa) is a bean grown in the Indian subcontinent. At one time it was considered to belong to the same species as the mung bean. The product sold as black lentil is usually the whole urad bean, whereas the split bean (the interior being white) is called white lentil. It should not to be confused with the much smaller true black lentil (Lens culinaris).
Black gram originated in India, where it has been in cultivation from ancient times and is one of the most highly prized pulses of India and Pakistan. It is very widely used in the Punjabi Cuisine and is often referred to as "maa di daal" in the native language by Punjabis. The Coastal Andhra region in Andhra Pradesh is famous for black gram after paddy. The Guntur District ranks first in Andhra Pradesh for the production of black gram. Black gram has also been introduced to other tropical areas such as the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius, and Africa mainly by Indian immigrants.
It is an erect, suberect or trailing, densely hairy, annual herb. The tap root produces a branched root system with smooth, rounded nodules. The pods are narrow, cylindrical and up to six cm long. The plant grows 30–100 cm with large hairy leaves and 4–6 cm seed pods. While the urad bean was, along with the mung bean, originally placed in Phaseolus, it has since been transferred to Vigna.
Vigna mungo is popular in Northern India, largely used to make dal from the whole or split, dehusked seeds. The bean is boiled and eaten whole or, after splitting, made into dal; prepared like this it has an unusual mucilaginous texture.
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