Black Mung Beans

Nutrition and Quality

Black Mung Beans: Nutrition and Flavor for Your Table

Black mung beans are a nutritious and tasty variety, ideal for human consumption.

It is one of the best plant-based sources of protein.
It is rich in essential amino acids, antioxidants and nutrients.
It may help reduce blood pressure, LDL cholesterol levels, and the risk of heart disease.

MM Cereais offers high quality black mung beans, sourced from the best producing regions.

Bean Cultivation and Harvest in Brazil

Black Mung Beans

Black mung beans (Vigna radiata) are a plant that grows best in clay soils with a pH above 5.5. For cultivation, it is important that the soil is well-drained, deep, with good aeration and free from compaction.

Most of the black mung beans grown in Brazil are planted in the second harvest. Despite being a relatively new crop here, with the first areas planted in 2023, black mung beans have been showing significant growth and arousing the interest of producers and buyers.

In Brazil, this species has been cultivated in the states of Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Tocantins, Bahia and Piauí, with emphasis on the exponential increase in production areas in Mato Grosso.

Cultivation and Harvest

Planting period: In the Central West, most of the planting is of the second crop and is implemented after the soybean harvest. In the Southeast, planting is done between October and December.
Harvest period: The harvest takes place between July and September in the Central West and between February and April in the Southeast.
Region that produces the most: Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais are the largest producers.